英语词汇“cactus”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cactus

/ˈkaktəs

noun (plural cacti /ˈkaktʌɪ/ or cactuses)

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.

Family Cactaceae: numerous genera and species.

We are rich with saguaros, prickly pear, and cholla cacti, and paloverde, and mesquite trees....

Prickly pear cacti and large agave succulents, introduced from Mexico, grow everywhere in the north of the island.
Scaling and barking injuries occur on stem surfaces of saguaro cacti.

Phrases

in the cactus

Derivatives

cactaceous

/kakˈteɪʃəs/ adjective ...

Named in honor of the French scholar Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, the genus Pereskia boasts the unique characteristic of being one of the few cactaceous genera to bear true leaves.
The most common of these is E. canariensis with the classic cactaceous habit.
If you wish to camp, hike or simply to spend a day afield between encino forests and pine and cactaceous scrubs, you may see some deer, wild burro, pumas, cats, coyotes, bald eagles and a diverse selection of snakes.

Origin

Early 17th century (in the sense 'cardoon'): from Latin, from Greek kaktos 'cardoon'.

单词	cactus
释义	cactus /ˈkaktəs / noun (plural cacti /ˈkaktʌɪ/ or cactuses) 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. Family Cactaceae: numerous genera and species. We are rich with saguaros, prickly pear, and cholla cacti, and paloverde, and mesquite trees.... Prickly pear cacti and large agave succulents, introduced from Mexico, grow everywhere in the north of the island. Scaling and barking injuries occur on stem surfaces of saguaro cacti. Phrases in the cactus Derivatives cactaceous /kakˈteɪʃəs/ adjective ... Named in honor of the French scholar Nicolas-Claude Fabri de Peiresc, the genus Pereskia boasts the unique characteristic of being one of the few cactaceous genera to bear true leaves. The most common of these is E. canariensis with the classic cactaceous habit. If you wish to camp, hike or simply to spend a day afield between encino forests and pine and cactaceous scrubs, you may see some deer, wild burro, pumas, cats, coyotes, bald eagles and a diverse selection of snakes. Origin Early 17th century (in the sense 'cardoon'): from Latin, from Greek kaktos 'cardoon'.
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