cactus
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Definitions
Noun
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
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Acanthocereus pentagonus
Acanthocereus tetragonus
Aporocactus flagelliformis
Ariocarpus fissuratus
barrel cactus
Carnegiea gigantea
chichipe
cholla
Christmas cactus
coryphantha
crab cactus
Easter cactus
echinocactus
epiphyllum
feather ball
garambulla
garambulla cactus
Hatiora gaertneri
hedgehog cereus
Knowlton''s cactus
Lemaireocereus chichipe
living rock
Lophophora williamsii
mammillaria
Mammillaria plumosa
mescal
mezcal
mistletoe cactus
Myrtillocactus geometrizans
night-blooming cereus
nopal
Opuntia cholla
orchid cactus
Pediocactus knowltonii
peyote
pitahaya
pitahaya cactus
prickly pear
prickly pear cactus
rainbow cactus
rat''s-tail cactus
rattail cactus
saguaro
sahuaro
Schlumbergera baridgesii
Schlumbergera buckleyi
Schlumbergera gaertneri
Schlumbergera truncatus
Thanksgiving cactus
Zygocactus truncatus