cactus 的定义
plural cac·ti [kak-tahy], /ˈkæk taɪ/, cac·tus·es, cac·tus.
- any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
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- Hunger is already driving people to eat raw cactus, wild leaves and locusts, a food source of last resort.
- Southwestern dirt is represented by Behr’s Canyon Dusk, which looks a little like a New Mexico landscape on a hot, dry day, without the cacti interspersed or the mountains on the horizon.
- There, your brain processes the touch your receptors felt, and determines whether you just tried to pet a cat or a cactus.
- Canyon Lake, about 45 minutes from Phoenix, is one of the smaller lakes along the Salt River and is a great place to paddle beneath cliffs topped with cactus.
- It might look cute and fun, but spines from this cactus break off easily.
- It all sounds a bit dramatic, but that cactus feels like something special.
- Another choice is agave nectar, made from a type of cactus that grows in Mexico (yes, tequila fans, that cactus).
- “There is nothing but cattle, cactus, rocks, and steep canyons,” said Bisbee, Ariz., City Council member Ransom Burke.
- At one point, the pair burst from the camp and fled, scampering barefoot over rocky, cactus-spotted terrain.
- Here cemitas are filled with potatoes, tender cactus, onions, jalapeños, and lots of Oaxacan cheese.
- The cactus is very common all over the Island, and miles of it are seen growing in the hedges.
- Half hidden by a growth of cactus and tangled vines, yawned a dark cavernous hole.
- Another kind of cactus has crimson and scarlet blossoms, but no prickly pears.
- Here and there a cactus plant thrust spiny arms into the air.
- We stood mute and motionless behind the cactus, discreetly, or indiscreetly, watching her.