cactus

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cactus

/ˈkaktus/

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dal greco antico κάκτος cioè "carciofo spinoso"

noun

genere di piante appartenente alla famiglia delle Cactacee, che comprende alcune specie con fusto sferico spinoso e fiori in sommità

In English

cactus member of the Cactaceae

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"cactus." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/it/cactus. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cactus. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/it/cactus

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@misc{cactus_2026,
  title = {cactus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/cactus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}