cactus

Meaning of cactus

noun

a succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem which typically bears spines, lacks leaves, and has brilliantly coloured flowers. Cacti are native to arid regions of the New World and are cultivated elsewhere, especially as pot plants.

early 17th century (in the sense ‘cardoon’): from Latin, from Greek kaktos ‘cardoon’.

Information about cactus

Hyphenation of cactus

cac-tus

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
  • cactus is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

Translation of cactus

Words that rhyme with cactus

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