cactus英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

— On the mountains a few junipers and piñons are found, and cactuses, agave, and yuccas, low, fleshy plants with bayonets and thorns.
Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.

形容词 adj.

Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead. Australia,New-Zealand,not-comparable,slang

— I wouldn't mind throwing it away if it's cactus except for the VCR part which works fine, so then I'd be up for a new VCR as well.

词形变化

cacti plural cactuses plural cactusses plural cactus plural

词汇关系

衍生词

Aaron's beard cactus Aaron's-beard cactus agave cactus apple cactus applecactus ball cactus balloon cactus barbed-wire cactus\ barrel cactus barrel cactus virus beehive cactus bird's nest cactus bunny ear cactus bunny ears cactus button cactus cactus cat cactus coral cactus dahlia cactus deermouse cactus euphorbia cactus fig cactus geranium Cactus League cactuslike cactus longhorn beetle cactus mistletoe cactus moth cactus mouse cactus pear cactus silk cactus stack Cactus virus X cactus woodpecker cactus wren cactusy candle cactus cane cactus cathedral cactus chin cactus cholla cactus Christmas cactus cob cactus cochineal cactus compass cactus crab cactus creeping devil cactus crown cactus deerhorn cactus dildo cactus divine cactus dumpling cactus Easter cactus fairy castle cactus feather cactus finger cactus fishhook cactus foxtail cactus giant cactus gold lace cactus grape cactus grizzly-bear cactus hairbrush cactus hatchet cactus hedge cactus hedgehog cactus holiday cactus horse crippler cactus Jacob cactus jointed cactus jumping cactus Knowlton's cactus ladyfinger cactus (Mammillaria elongata, large-flowered cactus lava cactus leaf cactus melon cactus midnight cactus mistletoe cactus moonlight cactus nipple cactus noncactus old lady cactus old-man cactus orchid cactus organ cactus organ pipe cactus peanut cactus pencil cactus Peruvian apple cactus peyote cactus pincushion cactus pingpong ball cactus pitahaya cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus Acanthocereus pentagonus) polka-dot cactus prickly pear cactus rabbit ears cactus rainbow cactus rattail cactus redbird cactus saguaro cactus sea-urchin cactus serpent cactus silver cluster cactus snake cactus snowball cactus star cactus Steinbach's crown cactus (Rebutia steinbachii strawberry cactus Echinocereus enneacanthus) Thanksgiving cactus thimble cactus tree cactus vine cactus willow cactus willow-cactus woodlouse cactus

词源

词源 1

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.

词源 2

From taxonomic name Cactus, a name given in 1752 by Linnaeus for a genus of cacti (now superseded by the genus name Mammillaria), from Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos, “cardoon”), possibly of Pre-Greek origin.