Cacti Meaning in English

word · lemma: cactus

US

ˈkæktaɪ/, /ˈkækti

KAK-tye or KAK-tee

UK

kˈæktaɪ

KAK-tye

التعريف

The plural form of 'cactus'; thorny plants that grow in dry deserts and store water in their thick stems.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Cacti' is the correct plural of 'cactus' (Latin origin), but 'cactuses' is also used in English, though less common. Used mainly in scientific, botanical, or everyday contexts when talking about more than one cactus.

• Spanish: cactus (plural: cactus o cactus, forma tradicional: cactos)
• Portuguese (BR): cactos
• Portuguese (PT): cactos
• Chinese (Simplified): 仙人掌（复数）
• Chinese (Traditional): 仙人掌（複數）
• Hindi: कैक्टस (बहुवचन)
• Arabic: صبار (جمع)
• Bengali: ক্যাক্টাস (বহুবচন)
• Russian: кактусы
• Japanese: サボテン（複数形）
• Vietnamese: xương rồng (số nhiều)
• Korean: 선인장들
• Turkish: kaktüsler
• Urdu: کیکٹس (جمع)
• Indonesian: kaktus (jamak)

جمل نموذجية

The desert is full of cacti.

basic

I have three cacti in my room.

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Cacti need very little water to survive.

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Be careful—some cacti have really sharp spines!

natural

Those little cacti make great gifts for friends.

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It’s amazing how cacti survive in such extreme heat.

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