Cactus



GRE

解释

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• ［同］ 复数为cacti)

Webster Collegiate

noun (plural cacti or cactuses; also cactus)

• Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos
• Date: 1767
• any of a family (Cactaceae, the cactus family) of plants that have succulent stems and branches with scales or spines instead of leaves and are found especially in dry areas (as deserts)

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