Cactus /(?)/

Cac·tus

Cactus

n.

pl. Cactuses, Cacti

  1. Any plant of the order Cactacæ, 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. (Bot.)

Phrases & Compounds

Cactus wren
an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species.