HyperDic: cacto

Español > 1 sentido de la palabra cacto:
NOMBREplantcacto, cactaceae, cactusany succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Español > cacto: 1 sentido > nombre 1, plant
SentidoAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines.
Sinónimoscactaceae, cactus
Miembro decactáceas, familia cactáceasconstituting the order Opuntiales
Específicocactus erizocactus of the genus Echinocereus
carnegiea gigantea, saguaro, sahuaroExtremely large treelike cactus of desert regions / regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
chollaarborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments
corifanta, coryphanthaA cactus of the genus Coryphantha
echinocactusAny cactus of the genus Echinocactus
epiphyllumAny cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
garambulla cactusarborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
lophophora williamsii, mezcal, peyoteA small spineless globe-shaped cactus
mammillariaAny cactus of the genus Mammillaria
nopalAny of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
pitahaya cactuscactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
tunacacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species
Generalplanta carnosaA plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
Ingléscactus
Cataláncactus

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