'Cactuses' definitions:
Definition of 'Cactuses'
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]
Words containing 'Cactuses'
- Cactus,
- Cactus wren,
- Cactus, TX,
- Melon cactus,
- barrel cactus,
- cactus euphorbia,
- cactus family,
- cactus mouse,
- christmas cactus,
- crab cactus,
- easter cactus,
- garambulla cactus,
- hedgehog cactus,
- knowlton's cactus,
- mistletoe cactus,
- orchid cactus,
- pitahaya cactus,
- rainbow cactus,
- rattail cactus,
- redbird cactus,
- russian cactus,
- thanksgiving cactus,
- vine cactus,
- golden barrel cactus,
- prickly pear cactus,
- rat's-tail cactus