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Word: Cactus
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From: gcide - The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Cactus \Cac"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Cactuses}, {Cacti} (-t[imac]).
   [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. ??????.] (Bot.)
   Any plant of the order {Cactac[ae]}, as the prickly pear and
   the night-blooming cereus. See {Cereus}. They usually have
   leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered
   thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of
   America.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Cactus wren} (Zool.), an American wren of the genus
      {Campylorhynchus}, of several species.
      [1913 Webster]
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From: wn - WordNet (r) 2.0
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cactus
     n : any spiny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native
         chiefly to arid regions of the New World
     [also: {cacti} (pl)]
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From: moby-thes - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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21 Moby Thesaurus words for "cactus":
   bramble, brier, bristle, burr, catchweed, cleavers, goose grass,
   needle, nettle, pine needle, prickle, quill, spicule, spiculum,
   spike, spikelet, spine, sticker, thistle, thorn, yucca


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From: gazetteer - U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
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Cactus, TX (city, FIPS 11692)
  Location: 36.04473 N, 102.01110 W
  Population (1990): 1529 (478 housing units)
  Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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From: gaz-place - U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
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Cactus, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    2538
   Housing Units (2000): 820
   Land area (2000):     2.040434 sq. miles (5.284699 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.040434 sq. miles (5.284699 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            11692
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             36.046124 N, 102.002251 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Cactus, TX
    Cactus