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Cactus
Pronunciation : Cac"tus, n. ; pl. E. Cactuses
Part of Speech : Cacti
Etymology : [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Any plant of the order Cactac?, 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. Cactus wren (Zo?l.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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