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单词 cactus
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cactus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæk.təs/us
/ˈkæk.təs/
pluralcactiuk
/ˈkæk.taɪ/us
/ˈkæk.taɪ/cactuses
any of manytypesofdesertplant, usually withsharpspines(=longpoints)andthickstemsforstoringwater:
The only thing thatgrowshere is anoccasionalsagebushor cactus.
Spectaculargiantcactistandon thehillside.
picture of cactus
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More examples
  • Probably the mostfamousdesertplantis the cactus.
  • Thecourtyardsof thehousearefullof cactuses andcagesoftropicalbirds.
  • Thisvolcanicmountainis thehomeof cacti,lizards, andflightlessbirdsthat havebecomeextincteverywhereelseonearth.
  • Therestaurantispaintedincolourfulshadesanddecoratedwith cacti and otherMexicansymbols.
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(Definition ofcactusfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • As we descended the long, winding road we passed many fine specimens of tree cactus.
  • Cacti and semi-tropical bushes mingled with brush on the rounded side hills.
  • Even the olive and the cactus, those fast friends of a worthless soil, had almost deserted the country.
  • He fumbled for his knife and clumsily scraped the needles from a leaf of the cactus and sliced it in two.
  • This they followed rapidly, crossing wide plains of sage brush and cactus throughout the day.
cactus
noun[C]
uk
/ˈkæk.təs/us
/ˈkæk.təs/
pluralcactiuk
/ˈkæk.taɪ/us
cactuses
any of manytypesofdesertplantusually withsharpspinesandthickstemsforstoringwater
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cactus| American Dictionary

cactus
noun[C]
us
/ˈkæk·təs/
pluralcactius/ˈkæk·tɑɪ/cactuses
any of atypeofplantthatgrowsin thedesert, havingthickstemsforstoringwaterand usuallyspines(=sharppoints)
(Definition ofcactusfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcactus

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For example, with the nouncactus, a preference for generating cacti is expressed by having the corresponding rule precede the one generating cactuses.
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To our knowledge, these results are the first to show that darkness triggers secondary dormancy in cacti.
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This is the first report of skotodormancy in cacti.
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Once inside the visitor sees all over the walls of the canyons realcactussage brush and other vegetations transplanted from their natural clime.
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These plants produce pulpy, dehiscent fruits that have an odour and are located towards the end of thecactusarms.
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In other words, every block of is either a bridge or a circuit, so is acactus.
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The staple crops are grown incactus-hedged fields adjacent to the temporary villages and hamlets.
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For example, 'cactus-caterpillar ' was produced by a child who heard the puppet say ' elephant-caterpillar ' for a black caterpillar with spikes.
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It's like these cactuses that flower once in eighteen years.
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Exposure to light promotes germination of 57cactusspecies and has no influence on 9 species.
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With this information, the role of the birds and bats that participate in the dispersal process of these cacti could be evaluated reliably.
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The abstractions of thecactussounds by the end of the work, after all, are quite inviting and nurturing, rather than cold and alienating.
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The work begins withcactusplucks that slowly become amplified.
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With spatialisation, the final layer of the work seeks to move the audience from this external observer position, to a fictional location inside thecactus.
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We refer to a graph satisfying any of the above as acactus.
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