- Cactaceous
- Cactaceous Cac*ta"ceous, a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example. [1913 Webster]
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Cactaceous
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cactaceous — /kak tay sheuhs/, adj. belonging to the Cactaceae, the cactus family of plants. [1850 55; < NL Cactace(ae) name of the family (see CACTUS, ACEAE) + OUS] * * * … Universalium
cactaceous — adj. of or pertaining to a family of cactus plants … English contemporary dictionary
cactaceous — cac·ta·ceous … English syllables
cactaceous — adjective see cactaceae … Useful english dictionary
Bactris Plumierana — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cereus triangularis — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntia Dillenii — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntia Ficus-Indica — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntia Tuna — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Opuntia vulgaris — Prickly Prick ly, a. Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with prickles; as, a prickly shrub. [1913 Webster] {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
