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Definition: Cactus |
CactusNoun1. Any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cactus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1550. (references) |
Etymology: Cactus \Cac"tus\, noun; plural English Cactuses, Cacti(-t[=i]). [Latin, a kind of cactus, Greek]. (references) |
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Cacti Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Cacti or cactuses are succulent plants, well known natives of desert areas in the Americas. They have also become naturalized to similar environments in other areas. An individual plant is called a cactus.
Like other succulents, cacti are well-adapted to life with little precipitation. Their leaves have evolved into needles, which in addition to allowing less water to evaporate than regular leaves, also defend the cactus against water-seeking animals. Their photosynthesis is carried out by their enlarged stems, which also store water. Unlike other succulents, the stem is the only part where this takes place.
Cacti come in many varieties in a wide range of shapes and sizes. Some grow to great heights. Some cactuses produce beautiful flowers, which like spines and branches arise from areoles. Many cactus species are nightblooming, as they are pollinated by nocturnal insects or small animals.
A number of cactus species are cultivated for use as houseplants, as well as for ornamental gardens. They often form part of xerophilic (dry) gardens in arid regions. Some cacti bear edible fruit.
A few examples of cacti:
- Barrel cactus
- Apple cactus
- Opuntia
- Old man cactus
- Prickly pear
- Saguaro
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cactus."
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Cactus is a city located in Moore County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 2,538.Geography
Cactus is located at 36°2'46" North, 102°0'8" West (36.046124, -102.002251)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²). 5.3 km² (2.0 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 2,538 people, 660 households, and 570 families residing in the city. The population density is 480.4/km² (1,243.9/mi²). There are 820 housing units at an average density of 155.2/km² (401.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the city is 24.43% White, 0.55% African American, 0.87% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 71.24% from other races, and 2.64% from two or more races. 96.10% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 660 households out of which 67.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.0% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 13.5% are non-families. 8.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 1.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.85 and the average family size is 4.10. In the city the population is spread out with 42.7% under the age of 18, 13.9% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 10.3% from 45 to 64, and 2.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 22 years. For every 100 females there are 118.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 115.7 males. The median income for a household in the city is $25,611, and the median income for a family is $26,250. Males have a median income of $21,384 versus $18,110 for females. The per capita income for the city is $8,340. 22.3% of the population and 21.4% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 25.3% are under the age of 18 and 15.4% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Cactus, Texas."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
CACTUS | English | Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents | Computing |
CACTUS | Greek | προσθήκη CARLOS για συναθροισμένους τερματικούς πράκτορες χρηστών | Computing |
CACTUS | Italian | Estensione del progetto CARLOS per agenti utenti di terminali a grappolo | Computing |
CACTUS | Spanish | Ampliación de CARLOS para agentes de usuario terminal agrupados | Computing |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Who wants to go through that cactus field (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge) That ain't no cactus! (Eight Legged Freaks; writing credit: Ellory Elkayem; Randy Kornfield) It's cactus! (Jackass: The Movie; writing credit: Jeff Tremaine; Spike Jonze) To all living things, to plants even! You shouldn't be seen in the same room with a cactus. (River's Edge; writing credit: Neal Jimenez) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Cactus in the Snow (1970) Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950) Cactus Jim (1949) The Cactus Cut-Up (1949) Along the Cactus Trail (1944) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | A happy face cactus in the Galapagos Islands During western hemisphere magnetic project. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | The Virgin Islands - tropical or desert? Cactus on the north side of St. Croix looking toward Buck Island Reef National Monument. Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Cactus growing south of the Kohala Mountains just a few miles from tropical rainforest. Cattle on the Parker Ranch grazing in the distance. Credit: America's Coastlines. |  | Shrimp trawlers and cactus - a seemingly incongruous but normal sight in south Texas. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | A close-up of a flowering cactus. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |  | A prickly pear cactus in flower. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
 | Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve. Prickly pear cactus at the marsh's edge. Credit: National Estuarine Research Reserve System (NERR). |  | Cactus. Credit: Gary Kramer. |
 | Cactus and Wildflowers grow throughout the 71,000 acres that make up the Agua Fria National Monument. Credit: Beth Perault. |  | A flower in bloom on a Prickly Pear cactus. Credit: Unknown. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Cactus" by Peter Gašperan Commentary: "Asdf." | "Cactus" by Mark Stanton Commentary: "This is one of my plants." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | According to the Mexican Constitution (Art. 27), Pemex, has the rights for the production of natural gas. Pemex, also, operates the National Gas Pipeline System that has 8,704.0 kilometers of various diameters of pipe, and operates 9 Natural Gas Processing Centers located in Reynosa, State of Tamaulipas, Poza Rica, State of Veraruz, and Cactus, La Venta, Ciudad Pemex, la Cangrejera, Matapioche, Nuevo Pemex, and Pajaritos all in the State of Tabasco. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Cactus" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 96.20% of the time. "Cactus" is used about 79 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 96.2% | 76 | 38,217 |
| Noun (proper) | 3.8% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 79 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Cactus, TX (city, FIPS 11692) |
Expressions using "cactus": barrel cactus ♦ cactus connector ♦ cactus euphorbia ♦ cactus family ♦ cactus fitting ♦ CACTUS GRANDIFLORUS ♦ cactus mouse ♦ Cactus pear (prickly pear) ♦ Cactus wren ♦ christmas cactus ♦ crab cactus ♦ Easter cactus ♦ garambulla cactus ♦ golden barrel cactus ♦ hedgehog cactus ♦ Knowlton's cactus ♦ Melon cactus ♦ mistletoe cactus ♦ orchid cactus ♦ pitahaya cactus ♦ prickly pear cactus ♦ rainbow cactus ♦ rattail cactus ♦ redbird cactus ♦ Russian cactus ♦ thanksgiving cactus ♦ vine cactus. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "cactus": cactus-like, cactus-riddled. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
cactus | 2,362 | arizona cactus | 44 |
cactus garden | 1,941 | cactus photo | 42 |
cactus flower | 230 | cactus punch | 42 |
cactus plant | 184 | cactus painting pear prickly | 40 |
christmas cactus | 167 | growing cactus | 36 |
cactus picture | 138 | cactus painting saguaro | 34 |
san pedro cactus | 116 | jackpot nevada cactus petes | 32 |
saguaro cactus | 102 | peyote cactus | 27 |
cactus petes | 89 | cactus bloom | 27 |
prickly pear cactus | 77 | cactus cafe | 27 |
cactus club | 76 | artificial cactus | 26 |
cactus care | 66 | cactus landscape | 25 |
cactus jack | 64 | cactus jacks | 24 |
desert cactus | 62 | cactus pencil | 24 |
cactus painting | 61 | cactus ranch | 24 |
cactus juice | 59 | barrel cactus | 24 |
cactus and succulents | 51 | barrel cactus painting | 24 |
orchid cactus | 46 | hoodia cactus | 24 |
cactus type | 45 | cactus recipe | 23 |
cactus seed | 44 | cactus large | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "cactus"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | kaktus. (various references) | |
Arabic | صبار صبير, صبار (prickly pear), شجر (affranchise, garden). (various references) | |
Blackfoot | otahkoottsis. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | кактус. (various references) | |
Chamorro | lenggua i baka. (various references) | |
Chinese | 仙人掌 (Cacti, Cactuses). (various references) | |
Czech | kaktus. (various references) | |
Danish | Projekt CACTUS (Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents), peyotl (big chief, buttons, Lophophora williamsii, mesc, mescal, mescal button, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl), kaktus. (various references) | |
Dutch | cactus (Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents). (various references) | |
Esperanto | kakto. (various references) | |
Faeroese | kaktus. (various references) | |
Farsi | کاکتوس , صباره خنجری . (various references) | |
Finnish | CACTUS-projekti (Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents), kaktus. (various references) | |
French | cactus. (various references) | |
Frisian | kaktus. (various references) | |
German | Kaktus, kaktee. (various references) | |
Greek | CACTUS (Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents), κάκτοσ, κάκτος, πεγιότ (big chief, buttons, mesc, mescal, mescal buttons, mescaline buttons, peyote, peyote buttons, peyotl). (various references) | |
Hebrew | קקטוס. (various references) | |
Hungarian | kaktusz (succulent). (various references) | |
Indonesian | kaktus. (various references) | |
Italian | CACTUS (Carlos addition for clustered terminal user agents), cacto. (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 仙人掌 , カーボン紙 (black currant, cacao, Caesar, Cairo, car lease, car life, car race, car radio, carbon paper, carcase, carcass, Carlton, carmine, carport, Casio, Cassiopeia, Cassisliqueur, chaos, chiropractic, chiropractor, cocktail, cocktail dress, cocktail glass, cocktail lounge, cocktail party, couch potato, counseling, counselor, count, countdown, counter, counter attack, counter display, counterblow, counter-propagation, counterpunch, counterpurchase, count-out, cowboy, cowboy hat, cowhide, curl, Curlash, curler, curling, curve, Kahn, Kaiser, Kamasutra, Kashmir, kinesics, kite, kymograph, rustle, television addict). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | さぼてん, カクタス . (various references) | |
Korean | 선인장 (Cacti, Cactuses). (various references) | |
Manx | cactys. (various references) | |
Papago | chehmi (heel, senita cactus), cheolim (buckthorn cholla cactus), chuchuis (organ-pipe cactus), hanam (cholla cactus), ban-chepla (fish-hook cactus), ban-mawpai (Thornber's cactus), bahban ha-ihswigi (strawberry cactus), hahshani (saguaro cactus), wipnoi (branch pencil cactus), ihbhai (prickly-pear cactus), ihswigi (hedgehog cactus), jiawul (barrel cactus), kokaw (staghorn cactus), melhog (vine cactus), nawait (saguaro cactus wine, wine), hadshadkam (teddybear cholla cactus). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | actuscay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cacto. (various references) | |
Romanian | cactus. (various references) | |
Russian | кактус (peyote). (various references) | |
Sepedi | sekamotorofeie. (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | kaktus. (various references) | |
Spanish | cacto, cactus (cacti). (various references) | |
Swedish | kaktus. (various references) | |
Turkish | kaktüs, atlasçiçeği. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | кактус (cacti). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Greek | 700 BCE-300 CE | kaktos. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | cactus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cactus": cactuses. (additional references) | |
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"Cactus" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Accius, Accous, acutus, Cacetes, cactic, cactusi, cacus, cartus, castus, catcus, cattus, catus, cauctus, Cctu, Ccus, certus, Cestuis, citus, coactus, costus, farctus, kartuz, tactus. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "cactus" (pronounced ka"ktus) |
| 5 | -a" k t u s | malpractice. |
| 4 | -k t u s | prospectus. |
| 3 | -t u s | apparatus, apprentice, armistice, arthritis, asbestos, berettas, bronchitis, calamitous, circuitous, countess, detritus, duplicitous, emeritus, encephalitis, eucalyptus, felicitous, fetus, fortuitous, gastritis, glottis, gratis, gratuitous, gravitas, hepatitis, hiatus, hostess, impetus, injustice, justice, laryngitis, lattice, lettuce, Lotus, margaritas, mastoiditis, meningitis, momentous, notice, osteoarthritis, portentous, poultice, precipitous, priestess, prophetess, riotous, robustas, serendipitous, situs, solicitous, status, Stratus, tortoise, treatise, ubiquitous. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-s-t-u" | |
-1 letter: scuta. | |
-2 letters: acts, cast, cats, cuts, scat, scut, taus, utas. | |
-3 letters: act, cat, cut, sac, sat, sau, tas, tau, uta, uts. | |
-4 letters: as, at, ta, us, ut. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-s-t-u" | |
+1 letter: accurst, caustic. | |
+2 letters: accounts, accusant, accustom, acoustic, cactuses, catchups, catechus, caustics, cutbacks. | |
+3 letters: accouters, accoutres, accusants, accustoms, acoustics, acutances, calctufas, calctuffs, casuistic, cetaceous, cocoanuts, coruscant, coruscate, crustacea, encaustic, occupants, sacculate, subarctic, succinate, succotash. | |
+4 letters: accusation, accusative, accusatory, accustomed, acoustical, backcourts, caducities, calculates, cartouches, causticity, circulates, cocurators, coruscated, coruscates, crustacean, encaustics, inculcates, outcatches, outcoaches, practicums, sacculated, scoutcraft, subarctics, subcompact, succinates, touchbacks. | |
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