English words for 'Relating to cactus/cacti.'
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- The fruit of the cactus.
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
- important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
- New Zealand eel
- any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
- tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
noun
- Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
- Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
- A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
- any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
- evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
- a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
noun
- A pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
- (sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
- A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
- A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
- A pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
- (figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
- A dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
- A coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.
- a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
verb
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
noun
- A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
- A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
- The tail of a beaver.
- (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- A gun grip of such shape.
- (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
adj
noun
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
- The edible part of such a plant.
- (RAF, slang, historical) A mine (explosive device).
- (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
- any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
- edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
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- Acanthocereus tetragonus (barbed-wire cactus).
- Bergerocactus emoryi (golden cereus, golden spine cereus).
- Morangaya pensilis (syn. Echinocereus pensilis).
- Nyctocereus serpentinus (Mexican night-bloom cereus, serpent cactus).
- Cylindropuntia spinosior (cane cholla, spiny cholla).
- Selenicereus spp. (midnight cactuses).
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noun
noun
- The fruit of the cactus.
- Any of several species of fish of the genus Thunnus in the family Scombridae.
- The prickly pear, a type of cactus native to Mexico in the genus Opuntia.
- The edible flesh of the tuna.
- important warm-water fatty fish of the genus Thunnus of the family Scombridae; usually served as steaks
- New Zealand eel
- any very large marine food and game fish of the genus Thunnus; related to mackerel; chiefly of warm waters
- tropical American prickly pear of Jamaica
noun
- Certain plants of the genus Acacia.
- Certain plants of the genus Albizia (silk tree, pink siris).
- A cocktail consisting of half champagne and half orange juice.
- (botany) A plant belonging to the genus Mimosa usually found in tropical climates, their leaves are usually prickly and sensitive to touch or light, and have small white or pink flowers.
- any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
- evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
- a mixed drink containing champagne and orange juice
noun
- A pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria.
- (sewing) A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically.
- A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa.
- A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum.
- A pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia.
- (figuratively, colloquial) A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections.
- A dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis.
- A coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant.
- a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
verb
- (intransitive) To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards.
- (transitive, also figuratively) To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion.
noun
- A species of prickly pear cactus, Opuntia basilaris.
- A kind of wetsuit having a flap that passes over the crotch and is fastened at the front.
- The tail of a beaver.
- (Canada, US) Any object like a beaver's tail, oval or tear-drop in plan, usually broad and flat; usually beaver-tail.
- A gun grip of such shape.
- (Canada, US) A fried-dough pastry of such shape; usually beaver tail.
noun
- Acanthocereus tetragonus (barbed-wire cactus).
- Bergerocactus emoryi (golden cereus, golden spine cereus).
- Morangaya pensilis (syn. Echinocereus pensilis).
- Nyctocereus serpentinus (Mexican night-bloom cereus, serpent cactus).
- Cylindropuntia spinosior (cane cholla, spiny cholla).
- Selenicereus spp. (midnight cactuses).
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adj
noun
- Any plant.
- A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, herb, or spice in the culinary sense.
- The edible part of such a plant.
- (RAF, slang, historical) A mine (explosive device).
- (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, whose body) has been damaged to the point that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a person in a persistent vegetative state.
- any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower
- edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant