- A cactus is a succulent desert plant that's often covered in sharp spines. Some cacti grow brilliantly colored flowers, but none of them have leaves.
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- n. [园艺] 仙人掌
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1. Be careful with the prickles of the cactus.
小心仙人掌的刺。
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2. Water the cactus once a month.
每月给仙人掌浇一次水。
- cactus (n.) c. 1600, in a classical sense, "cardoon, artichoke," from Latin cactus, from Greek kaktos, name of a type of prickly plant of Sicily (the Spanish artichoke), a "foreign word of unknown origin" [Beekes]. In reference to the green, leafless, spiked American plants from 1769, because Linnaeus gave the name to them thinking they were related to the classical plant. Related: Cactal.
cac·tus / ˈkæktəs ; NAmE ˈkæktəs / noun ( plural cac·tuses or cacti / ˈkæktaɪ ; NAmE ˈkæktaɪ / ) a plant that grows in hot dry regions, especially one with thick stemscovered in spinesbut without leaves. There are many different types of cactus. 仙人掌科植物；仙人掌 cactus cacti cactuses cac·tus / ˈkæktəs ; NAmE ˈkæktəs / cacti / ˈkæktaɪ ; NAmE ˈkæktaɪ /
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