| 单词 | cactus |
| 释义 | cactus (once / 2328 pages) n A cactus is a succulent desert plant that's often covered in sharp spines. Some cacti grow brilliantly colored flowers, but none of them have leaves. You can grow an indoor cactus in a pot — it's a fairly easy plant to care for, since it prefers to be watered infrequently. Cacti are able to conserve water, which is why they do well in very dry environments, like the American Southwest. The Greek root of cactus is kaktos, the name of a specific spiky Sicilian plant. WORD FAMILYcactus: cacti, cactuses USAGE EXAMPLESThe Bears battled their way through it, earning a spot in the Cactus Bowl. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) I would like something festive but not the typical holiday plant like poinsettia or Christmas cactus. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) Louisiana State is playing in the Citrus Bowl and Baylor in the Cactus Bowl. Los Angeles Times(Dec 20, 2016) n any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines Hypo|Hyper Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya, pitahaya cactus cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit Aporocactus flagelliformis, rat's-tail cactus, rattail cactuscommonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days Ariocarpus fissuratus, living rockusually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States Carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaroextremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit night-blooming cereusany of several cacti of the genus Cereus coryphanthaa cactus of the genus Coryphantha barrel cactus, echinocactusany cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil hedgehog cereuscactus of the genus Echinocereus rainbow cactusa stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico epiphyllum, orchid cactusany cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers barrel cactusa cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits Easter cactus, Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertnerispring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera night-blooming cereusany of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus Lemaireocereus chichipe, chichipetall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit Lophophora williamsii, mescal, mezcal, peyotea small spineless globe-shaped cactus; source of mescal buttons mammillariaany cactus of the genus Mammillaria Mammillaria plumosa, feather balla low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico Myrtillocactus geometrizans, garambulla, garambulla cactusarborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit Knowlton's cactus, Pediocactus knowltoniismall clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species nopalany of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears prickly pear, prickly pear cactuscacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species; often used as food for stock Opuntia cholla, chollaarborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico mistletoe cactusa plant of the genus Rhipsalis Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera baridgesii, Schlumbergera buckleyiepiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter night-blooming cereusany of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus Schlumbergera truncatus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, crab cactusSouth American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera hedgehog cactuscactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines Echinocactus grusonii, golden barrel cactuslarge cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines Opuntia lindheimeri, nopalcactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits Opuntia tuna, tunatropical American prickly pear of Jamaica Selenicereus grandiflorus, queen of the nighttropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits succulent a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs |
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