cactusn.

Brit.

/ˈkaktəs/, U.S.

/ˈkæktəs/

Etymology: < Latin cactus, < Greek κάκτος a prickly plant found in Sicily, the Cardoon or Spanish Artichoke ( Cynara Cardunculus): taken by Linnæus as the generic name of the entirely different plants now so called.

†1. Ancient Natural History. The Cardoon. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > artichokes

artichoke1531

cardoon1594

cactus1607

globe artichoke1763

Chinese artichoke1891

Japanese artichoke1902

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > artichokes

artichoke1531

ground-thistle1591

cardoon1594

cactus1607

sherdoon1661

Spanish cardon1699

globe artichoke1763

Chinese artichoke1891

Japanese artichoke1902

1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 130 There is a kind of thorne called cactus.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cactus..the general acceptation of the word is, that it signifies the artichoak.

1803 A. Rees Cycl. Cactus, the name of a plant described first by Theophrastus.

2. The generic name of many succulent plants remarkable for their thick fleshy stems, generally without leaves, and armed with curious clusters of spines; they have usually few branches or none, and are often of grotesque shape, with flowers of great beauty and sweetness. Cf. Melocactus n.The Linnæan genus Cactus is now subdivided into about 20 genera, as Cereus, Echinocactus, Opuntia, etc., constituting the family Cactaceæ, all of which however are popularly cactuses.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun]

cactus1752

1752 P. Millar Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) Cactus, Melon-thistle, vulgo.

1791 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 13) 904/2 Catalogue of Hot-House Plants. Cactus, Melon Thistle, also Torch-thistle.

1806 G. Gregory Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 283/3 Cactus, melon thistle..in the natural method ranking under the 13th order, succulentæ.

1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis I. 413 The slender parasitical currant cactus or Indian fig.

1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iv. 63 Cactuses rose here and there, from a scanty soil.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. i. 17 The device of the eagle and the cactus..the arms of the modern Mexican republic.

Compounds

C1. attributive, as in cactus tribe, cactus family, etc.; cactus thorn, etc.

ΚΠ

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vi. 119 To make rag-dolls, and stick cactus-thorns into them.

1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings vii. 135 In the cactus tribe, the whole plant consists of jointed leaves.

C2.

cactus dahlia n. a Mexican dahlia, so called from its cactus-like flame-coloured flower.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia

dahlia1804

georgina1809

pompom1861

cactus dahlia1881

collarette1913

1881 Daily News 14 Sept. 2/6 The latest importation from Mexico..the cactus dahlia, ‘Juarezii’.

1882 Garden 19 Aug. 156/2 What a brilliant flower is that of the Cactus Dahlia.

cactus wren n. U.S. a North American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, frequenting cactus plants.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > other types of

marsh wren1791

rock wren1838

cactus wren1869

1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 183 The Rock Wren..and Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) chirrup loudly.

1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 211 The cactus wren, so called from its habit of nesting in the cactus whenever available.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cactus
释义	cactusn. Brit. /ˈkaktəs/, U.S. /ˈkæktəs/ Etymology: < Latin cactus, < Greek κάκτος a prickly plant found in Sicily, the Cardoon or Spanish Artichoke ( Cynara Cardunculus): taken by Linnæus as the generic name of the entirely different plants now so called. †1. Ancient Natural History. The Cardoon. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > vegetables > stalk vegetables > [noun] > artichokes artichoke1531 cardoon1594 cactus1607 globe artichoke1763 Chinese artichoke1891 Japanese artichoke1902 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular food plant or plant product > particular vegetables > [noun] > stalk vegetables > artichokes artichoke1531 ground-thistle1591 cardoon1594 cactus1607 sherdoon1661 Spanish cardon1699 globe artichoke1763 Chinese artichoke1891 Japanese artichoke1902 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 130 There is a kind of thorne called cactus. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Cactus..the general acceptation of the word is, that it signifies the artichoak. 1803 A. Rees Cycl. Cactus, the name of a plant described first by Theophrastus. 2. The generic name of many succulent plants remarkable for their thick fleshy stems, generally without leaves, and armed with curious clusters of spines; they have usually few branches or none, and are often of grotesque shape, with flowers of great beauty and sweetness. Cf. Melocactus n.The Linnæan genus Cactus is now subdivided into about 20 genera, as Cereus, Echinocactus, Opuntia, etc., constituting the family Cactaceæ, all of which however are popularly cactuses. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] cactus1752 1752 P. Millar Gardeners Dict. (ed. 6) Cactus, Melon-thistle, vulgo. 1791 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 13) 904/2 Catalogue of Hot-House Plants. Cactus, Melon Thistle, also Torch-thistle. 1806 G. Gregory Dict. Arts & Sci. I. 283/3 Cactus, melon thistle..in the natural method ranking under the 13th order, succulentæ. 1814 J. Lunan Hortus Jamaicensis I. 413 The slender parasitical currant cactus or Indian fig. 1832 W. Macgillivray Trav. & Researches A. von Humboldt iv. 63 Cactuses rose here and there, from a scanty soil. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico I. i. i. 17 The device of the eagle and the cactus..the arms of the modern Mexican republic. Compounds C1. attributive, as in cactus tribe, cactus family, etc.; cactus thorn, etc. ΚΠ 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vi. 119 To make rag-dolls, and stick cactus-thorns into them. 1870 H. Macmillan Bible Teachings vii. 135 In the cactus tribe, the whole plant consists of jointed leaves. C2. cactus dahlia n. a Mexican dahlia, so called from its cactus-like flame-coloured flower. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [noun] > composite flowers > dahlia dahlia1804 georgina1809 pompom1861 cactus dahlia1881 collarette1913 1881 Daily News 14 Sept. 2/6 The latest importation from Mexico..the cactus dahlia, ‘Juarezii’. 1882 Garden 19 Aug. 156/2 What a brilliant flower is that of the Cactus Dahlia. cactus wren n. U.S. a North American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, frequenting cactus plants. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > other types of marsh wren1791 rock wren1838 cactus wren1869 1869 Amer. Naturalist 3 183 The Rock Wren..and Cactus Wren (Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus) chirrup loudly. 1881 Amer. Naturalist 15 211 The cactus wren, so called from its habit of nesting in the cactus whenever available. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1888; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1607
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