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A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera.
A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect, which lives on it.
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Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in the cactus.
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A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
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The giant cactus (Cereus giganteus); -- so named by the Indians of Arizona. Called also saguaro.
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Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.
n.
Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America.
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