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noun greek

cactus

gen. cacti · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
a prickly plant with edible stalks; Spanish artichoke
a prickly plant with edible stalks, etc., found in Sicily, Spanish artichoke: Cynara cardunculus, Linn.; Plin. 21, 16, 57, § 97.—
any thing thorny; unpleasant figuratively •
Trop., any thing thorny, unpleasant: eradicato omni cacto et rubo subdolae familiaritatis, Tert. Pall. 2 fin.
Perseus ID: n5961 Key: cactus