dead, not functioning ("this bloody washing machine is cactus"); in a lot of toruble
any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World
Cactus is framework for unit testing server-side Java code in place It's a JUnit extension that allows your unit tests to run inside the servlet, EJB, and/or J2EE container for more accurate results As a testing strategy, it usually fits between straight JUnit (white box testing with Mock objects) and HttpUnit (black box functional testing) Related Cactus reading
A cactus is a thick fleshy plant that grows in many hot, dry parts of the world. Cacti have no leaves and many of them are covered in prickles. Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of North and South America, with the greatest number and variety in Mexico. Cacti are succulent perennials. Most live in and are well adapted to dry regions. Cacti generally have thick herbaceous or woody stems containing chlorophyll. Leaves usually are absent or greatly reduced, minimizing the surface area from which water can be lost; the stem is the site of photosynthesis. The generally thin, fibrous, shallow root systems range widely in area to absorb superficial moisture. Cacti vary greatly in size and appearance, from buttonlike peyote and low clumps of prickly pear and hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus) to the upright columns of barrel cacti (Ferocactus and Echinocactus) and the imposing saguaro. Cacti can be distinguished from other succulent plants by the presence of small cushionlike structures (areoles) from which, in almost all species, spines arise, as do flowers, branches, and leaves (when present). Flowers, often large and colourful, are usually solitary. Cacti are widely cultivated as ornamentals. Various species, notably prickly pears and chollas, are cultivated as food. Barrel cacti are an emergency source of water for people
Any plant of the order Cactacæ, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus
a plant with a thick surface and prickly, needle-like leaves, which grows primarily in hot and dry regions Bangs Field Trip
They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America
A cactus (family Cactaceae), Stenocereus thurberi, widespread in Mexico, but in the United States, found only at , so named because of its resemblance to organ pipes
An epiphytic cactus (Schlumbergera ×bridgesii) of Brazilian ancestry, widely cultivated as a houseplant and having jointed flat segments with crenate margins and showy, often magenta or rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
National monument, southwestern Arizona, U.S., at the Mexican border. It was established in 1937. With an area of 330,689 acres (133,929 hectares), it preserves segments of the mountainous Sonoran Desert and is named for the organ-pipe cactus. Wildlife includes Gila monsters, antelope, coyotes, and a variety of birds
A Brazilian epiphytic cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) having irregular flowers and jointed flat stems with sharply serrate margins. Also called crab cactus
a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
Either of two spiny cylindrical varieties of cactus of the southwestern United States and Mexico, Echinocereus pectinatus var. neomexicanus, having yellow flowers, or E. pectinatus var. rigidissimus, having showy magenta flowers