cactus
The meaning (definition) of the word cactus
a prickly green plant with sharp spikes that grows in the desert
The word cactus used in a sentence
“A prickly cactus with sharp spikes grows in the desert.”
The plural of the word cactus
cacti
How the word cactus is said around the world
| French | cactus (kahktews) |
| Spanish | cactus (kahktoos) |
| Mandarin | 仙人掌 (xiān rén zhǎng) |
| Hindi | कैक्टस (kairktuhs) |
| Arabic | صبار (sbahr) |
| Russian | кактус (kaktus) |
| Portuguese (EU) | cacto (kahtuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | cacto (kahktuu) |
| Japanese | カクタス (kakutasu) |
| German | Kaktus (kahktuus) |
| Urdu | کیکٹس (kaykts) |
| Punjabi | ਕੈਕਟਸ (kekuhtuhs) |
| Korean | 선인장 (seoninjang) |
| Hebrew | קַקטוּס (kahktoos) |
| Greek | κάκτος (kaktos) |
| Dutch | cactus (kahktus) |
| Tagalog | kaktus (kahktoos) |
| Vietnamese | cây xương rồng (kuhi sewuhng zohng) |
| Turkish | kaktüs (kahkters) |
| Persian | کاکتوس (kahktoos) |
| Polish | kaktus (kahktoos) |
| Ukrainian | кактус (kaktus) |
| Bengali | ক্যাকটাস (kakawtahsh) |
| Swedish | kaktus (kahktoos) |
| Italian | cactus (kahktuus) |
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