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cactus
noun
-
cactus
,
cacti
a
plant
with
thick
,
fleshy
stems
that
store
water
and
usually
have
spines
,
growing
mainly
in
deserts
•
A
small
cactus
sat
on
the
windowsill
soaking
up
the
sun
.
A
small
cactus
sat
on
the
windowsill
soaking
up
the
sun
.
•
Camels
and
cactus
are
well
adapted
to
desert
life
.
Camels
and
cactus
are
well
adapted
to
desert
life
.
Early
17th
century
:
from
Latin
,
denoting
a
kind
of
thistle
,
from
ancient
Greek
‘
kaktos
’.
adjective
slang
:
broken
,
not
working
,
or
extremely
tired
•
My
laptop
is
cactus
—
the
screen
won't
turn
on
at
all
.
My
laptop
is
cactus
—
the
screen
won't
turn
on
at
all
.
•
After
the
marathon
,
I
felt
completely
cactus
and
could
barely
stand
.
After
the
marathon
,
I
felt
completely
cactus
and
could
barely
stand
.
Australian
slang
use
recorded
from
the
1940s
,
probably
from
the
idea
of
a
cactus
being
a
dead
or
withered
plant
when
waterless
.
