English noun: cactus |
| 1. | cactus (plant) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
|
| Broader (hypernym) | succulent |
|
| Narrower (hyponym) | Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Aporocactus flagelliformis, Ariocarpus fissuratus, barrel cactus, 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, night-blooming cereus, 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 |
|
| Member meronym | Cactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae |
|
