'Cactus' definitions:

Definition of 'cactus'

(from WordNet)
noun
Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

Definition of 'Cactus'

From: GCIDE
  • Cactus \Cac"tus\, n.; pl. E. Cactuses, Cacti (-t[imac]). [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. ??????.] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactac[ae], as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America. [1913 Webster]
  • Cactus wren (Zool.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'cactus'

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Cactus, TX -- U.S. city in Texas

From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Cactus, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
Population (2000) :
2538
Housing Units (2000) :
820
Land area (2000) :
2.040434 sq. miles (5.284699 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.040434 sq. miles (5.284699 sq. km)
FIPS code :
11692
Located within :
Texas (TX), FIPS 48
Location :
36.046124 N, 102.002251 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.

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