cactus

English - Turkish

Definition of cactus in English Turkish dictionary

{i} kaktüs

Kaktüslerin neden iğneleri olduğunu biliyor musunuz? - Do you know why cactus have needles?

O bir kaktüse benziyor. - It looks like a cactus.

crab cactus subayra

spine cactus dikenli frenkinciri

i., bot. kaktüs

Epiphyllum grandiflora

atlas çiçeği

cactus pear Mlsır inciri

{i} atlasçiçeği

(Argo) bozuk

frenk inciri

Related Terms

cactus family

kaktüsgiller

cactus mouse

kaktüs faresi

English - English

Definition of cactus in English English dictionary

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

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, including euphorbs

Non-functional, broken, exhausted

n kaktus

{i} type of spiny succulent plant

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 green fleshy plant with lots of thorns, usually painful if touched

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

Related Terms

Cactus League

The set of Major League Baseball teams which play spring training games in Arizona

cactus cat

A bobcat-like creature in North American folklore, said to be covered in spines like a porcupine and to slash cacti at night to release their juices

cactus mouse

burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States

cactus wren

large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico

barrel cactus

Any cactus with an approximately barrel-like shape

crown cactus

Any plant of the cactus genus Rebutia, with big colorful flowers and native to South America

leaf cactus

Either of two genera in the family Cactaceae: Epiphyllum and Pereskia

nipple cactus

Any of a number of mammiform cacti of the genus Mammillaria

organ pipe cactus

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

Christmas cactus

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

Easter cactus

A branching cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) having terminal clusters of large, scarlet flowers and arching, flattened branches

Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument

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

Thanksgiving cactus

A Brazilian epiphytic cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) having irregular flowers and jointed flat stems with sharply serrate margins. Also called crab cactus

barrel 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

barrel cactus

Any of several cacti, especially in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus, having unbranched, globular to columnar, ribbed spiny stems

cacti

plural of cactus

cactuses

plural of cactus

christmas cactus

epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter

crab cactus

South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera

easter cactus

spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera

golden barrel cactus

large cactus of east central Mexico having golden to pale yellow flowers and spines

hedgehog cactus

cactus of the genus Echinocactus having stout sharp spines

hedgehog cactus

Any of various cacti in the genus Echinocereus, having rounded spiny stems and often funnel-shaped purple or red flowers

in the cactus

in a difficult situation, in trouble

knowlton's cactus

small clustering cactus of southwestern United States; a threatened species

mistletoe cactus

a plant of the genus Rhipsalis

mistletoe cactus

A leafless, epiphytic tropical American cactus (Rhipsalis baccifera)

pitahaya cactus

cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit

rainbow cactus

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

rainbow cactus

a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico

rattail cactus

commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days

rattail cactus

A Mexican cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) having thin, creeping or hanging stems and brilliant crimson-pink flowers

Hyphenation

cac·tus

Turkish pronunciation

käktıs

Pronunciation

/ˈkaktəs/ /ˈkæktəs/

Etymology

[ 'kak-t&s ] (noun.) 1767. Latin cactus, from Ancient Greek κάκτος (kaktos, “cardoon”).