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"word": "Aaron's beard cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia leucotricha",
"word": "Aaron's-beard cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Leuchtenbergia principis",
"word": "agave cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
"word": "applecactus"
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"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
"word": "apple cactus"
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"english": "many species in several genera",
"word": "ball cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Parodia magnifica",
"word": "balloon cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "barbed-wire cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Ferocactus spp.",
"word": "barrel cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Cactus virus X",
"word": "barrel cactus virus"
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"taxonomic": "Coryphantha spp.",
"word": "beehive cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria spp.",
"word": "bird's nest cactus"
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"word": "bunny ear cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
"word": "bunny ears cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Epithelantha spp.",
"word": "button cactus"
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"word": "cactus cat"
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"taxonomic": "Pavona cactus",
"word": "cactus coral"
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"word": "cactus dahlia"
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"taxonomic": "Peromyscus eremicus",
"word": "cactus deermouse"
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"taxonomic": "Euphorbia ingens",
"word": "cactus euphorbia"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
"word": "cactus fig"
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"taxonomic": "Pelargonium echinatum",
"word": "cactus geranium"
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"word": "cactuslike"
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"taxonomic": "Moneilema spp.",
"word": "cactus longhorn beetle"
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"taxonomic": "Cactoblastis cactorum",
"word": "cactus moth"
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"taxonomic": "Peromyscus eremicus",
"word": "cactus mouse"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
"word": "cactus pear"
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"word": "Cactus virus X"
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"taxonomic": "Dryobates scalaris cactophilus",
"word": "cactus woodpecker"
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"taxonomic": "Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus",
"word": "cactus wren"
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"word": "candle cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
"word": "cane cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Gymnocalycium spp.",
"word": "chin cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia spp.",
"word": "cholla cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera spp.",
"word": "Christmas cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Echinocereus enneacanthus",
"word": "cob cactus"
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"alt": "Nopalea cochinellifera",
"word": "cochineal cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Ferocactus spp.",
"word": "compass cactus"
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"alt": "syn. Zygocactus truncatus",
"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera truncata",
"word": "crab cactus"
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"alt": "syn. Machaerocereus eruca",
"taxonomic": "Stenocereus eruca",
"word": "creeping devil cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Rebutia spp.",
"word": "crown cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Peniocereus greggii",
"word": "deerhorn cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "dildo cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "divine cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "dumpling cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera gaertneri",
"word": "Easter cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "fairy castle cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria plumosa",
"word": "feather cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Coryphantha sulcata",
"word": "finger cactus"
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"english": "Mammillaria, Echinomastus, and Sclerocactus spp.",
"word": "fishhook cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Escobaria spp.",
"word": "foxtail cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
"word": "giant cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria elongata",
"word": "gold lace cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia erinacea",
"word": "grizzly-bear cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum",
"word": "hairbrush cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora aselliformis",
"word": "hatchet cactus"
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"alt": "syn. Cereus peruvianus",
"taxonomic": "Cereus hildmannianus",
"word": "hedge cactus"
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"english": "Pediocactus, Echinocereus, and Echinopsis spp.",
"word": "hedgehog cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera spp.",
"word": "holiday cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Echinocactus spp.",
"word": "horse crippler cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Fouquieria splendens",
"word": "Jacob cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia aurantiaca",
"word": "jointed cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia fulgida",
"word": "jumping cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pediocactus knowltonii",
"word": "Knowlton's cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Echinocereus pentalophus",
"word": "ladyfinger cactus (Mammillaria elongata,"
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"english": "species",
"word": "large-flowered cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Brachycereus nesioticus",
"word": "lava cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pereskia spp.",
"word": "leaf cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Melocactus spp.",
"word": "melon cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Rhipsalis spp.",
"word": "mistletoe cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
"word": "moonlight cactus"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria spp.",
"word": "nipple cactus"
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"word": "noncactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria hahniana",
"word": "old lady cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Cephalocereus senilis",
"word": "old-man cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Epiphyllum spp. and hybrids",
"word": "orchid cactus"
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"word": "organ cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Stenocereus thurberi",
"word": "organ pipe cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Chamaecereus silvestrii",
"word": "peanut cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia ramosissima",
"word": "pencil cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "peyote cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora vivipara",
"word": "pincushion cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Epithelantha bokei",
"word": "pingpong ball cactus"
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"word": "pitahaya cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus"
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"word": "Acanthocereus pentagonus)"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
"word": "polka-dot cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
"word": "prickly pear cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
"word": "rabbit ears cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Echinocereus spp.",
"word": "rainbow cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria pottsii",
"word": "rattail cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
"word": "saguaro cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Nyctocereus serpentinus",
"word": "serpent cactus"
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"english": "several species",
"word": "snake cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Mammilloydia candida",
"word": "snowball cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Astrophytum asterias",
"word": "star cactus"
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"word": "Steinbach's crown cactus (Rebutia steinbachii"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria dioica",
"word": "strawberry cactus"
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"word": "Echinocereus enneacanthus)"
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"taxonomic": "Mammillaria gracilis",
"word": "thimble cactus"
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"alt": "syn. Zygocactus truncatus",
"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera truncata",
"word": "Thanksgiving cactus"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
"word": "tree cactus"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"taxonomic": "Fouquieria splendens",
"word": "vine cactus"
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"_dis1": "0 0",
"word": "willow cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Rhipsalis spp.",
"word": "willow-cactus"
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"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora aselliformis",
"word": "woodlouse cactus"
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"word": "𑄙𑄝𑄚"
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"word": "Aaron's beard cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia leucotricha",
"word": "Aaron's-beard cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Leuchtenbergia principis",
"word": "agave cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
"word": "applecactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Parodia magnifica",
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{
"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "barbed-wire cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Ferocactus spp.",
"word": "barrel cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Cactus virus X",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Coryphantha spp.",
"word": "beehive cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria spp.",
"word": "bird's nest cactus"
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{
"word": "bunny ear cactus"
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{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
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{
"taxonomic": "Epithelantha spp.",
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{
"word": "cactus cat"
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{
"taxonomic": "Pavona cactus",
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{
"word": "cactus dahlia"
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{
"taxonomic": "Peromyscus eremicus",
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{
"taxonomic": "Euphorbia ingens",
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{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Pelargonium echinatum",
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{
"word": "cactuslike"
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{
"taxonomic": "Moneilema spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Cactoblastis cactorum",
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{
"taxonomic": "Peromyscus eremicus",
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{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
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"word": "Cactus virus X"
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{
"taxonomic": "Dryobates scalaris cactophilus",
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"taxonomic": "Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus",
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"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Gymnocalycium spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia spp.",
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{
"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera spp.",
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"word": "crab cactus"
},
{
"alt": "syn. Machaerocereus eruca",
"taxonomic": "Stenocereus eruca",
"word": "creeping devil cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Rebutia spp.",
"word": "crown cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Peniocereus greggii",
"word": "deerhorn cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "dildo cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "divine cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "dumpling cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera gaertneri",
"word": "Easter cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Acanthocereus tetragonus",
"word": "fairy castle cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria plumosa",
"word": "feather cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Coryphantha sulcata",
"word": "finger cactus"
},
{
"english": "Mammillaria, Echinomastus, and Sclerocactus spp.",
"word": "fishhook cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Escobaria spp.",
"word": "foxtail cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
"word": "giant cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria elongata",
"word": "gold lace cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia erinacea",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Pachycereus pecten-aboriginum",
"word": "hairbrush cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora aselliformis",
"word": "hatchet cactus"
},
{
"alt": "syn. Cereus peruvianus",
"taxonomic": "Cereus hildmannianus",
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},
{
"english": "Pediocactus, Echinocereus, and Echinopsis spp.",
"word": "hedgehog cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Schlumbergera spp.",
"word": "holiday cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Echinocactus spp.",
"word": "horse crippler cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Fouquieria splendens",
"word": "Jacob cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia aurantiaca",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia fulgida",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Pediocactus knowltonii",
"word": "Knowlton's cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Echinocereus pentalophus",
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},
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"english": "species",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Brachycereus nesioticus",
"word": "lava cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Pereskia spp.",
"word": "leaf cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Melocactus spp.",
"word": "melon cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Rhipsalis spp.",
"word": "mistletoe cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Harrisia spp.",
"word": "moonlight cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria spp.",
"word": "nipple cactus"
},
{
"word": "noncactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria hahniana",
"word": "old lady cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Cephalocereus senilis",
"word": "old-man cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Epiphyllum spp. and hybrids",
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},
{
"word": "organ cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Stenocereus thurberi",
"word": "organ pipe cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Chamaecereus silvestrii",
"word": "peanut cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Cylindropuntia ramosissima",
"word": "pencil cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Lophophora williamsii",
"word": "peyote cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora vivipara",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Epithelantha bokei",
"word": "pingpong ball cactus"
},
{
"word": "pitahaya cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus"
},
{
"word": "Acanthocereus pentagonus)"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia spp.",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Opuntia microdasys",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Echinocereus spp.",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria pottsii",
"word": "rattail cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
"word": "saguaro cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Nyctocereus serpentinus",
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},
{
"english": "several species",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammilloydia candida",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Astrophytum asterias",
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},
{
"word": "Steinbach's crown cactus (Rebutia steinbachii"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria dioica",
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},
{
"word": "Echinocereus enneacanthus)"
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{
"taxonomic": "Mammillaria gracilis",
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},
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"alt": "syn. Zygocactus truncatus",
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{
"taxonomic": "Carnegiea gigantea",
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{
"taxonomic": "Fouquieria splendens",
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},
{
"word": "willow cactus"
},
{
"taxonomic": "Rhipsalis spp.",
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},
{
"taxonomic": "Pelecyphora aselliformis",
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}
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{
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{
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"code": "sq",
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"masculine"
],
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"masculine"
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{
"code": "hy",
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{
"code": "ast",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "az",
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"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "az",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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{
"code": "be",
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"roman": "kaktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kaktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кактус"
},
{
"code": "ca",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "ccp",
"lang": "Chakma",
"roman": "dhābānā",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "𑄙𑄝𑄚"
},
{
"code": "yue",
"lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
"roman": "sin¹ jan⁴ zoeng²",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "仙人掌"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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"Hokkien"
],
"word": "刺球"
},
{
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"tags": [
"Hokkien"
],
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{
"code": "nan-hbl",
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"Hokkien"
],
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{
"code": "cmn",
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"word": "仙人掌"
},
{
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "da",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "eo",
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"word": "kakto"
},
{
"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "fo",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "fi",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kaktus"
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{
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"masculine"
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"code": "gl",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "ka",
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"roman": "ḳakṭusi",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "კაქტუსი"
},
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"code": "de",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"code": "el",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "κάκτος"
},
{
"code": "haw",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "pānini"
},
{
"code": "he",
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"tags": [
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],
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{
"code": "hi",
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"word": "कैक्टस"
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{
"code": "hu",
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{
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"tags": [
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{
"code": "io",
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{
"code": "zai",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "仙人掌"
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{
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"lang": "Japanese",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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{
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"word": "シャボテン"
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"word": "떡꼿"
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{
"code": "jje",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "벡년초"
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{
"code": "jje",
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{
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"word": "선인장"
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],
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},
{
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "raiketra"
},
{
"code": "mg",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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{
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"word": "kaktus"
},
{
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
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},
{
"code": "mi",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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{
"code": "mn",
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{
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{
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"Cyrillic"
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{
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{
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
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},
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"code": "ps",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "کیکټس"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "صباره خنجری"
},
{
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"tags": [
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],
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},
{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"Brazil",
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"Portugal",
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pt",
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"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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{
"code": "pa",
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"roman": "thohar",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "ਥੋਹਰ"
},
{
"code": "ro",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
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"code": "ru",
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"roman": "káktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
"lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"Cyrillic",
"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sh",
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"tags": [
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"masculine"
],
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},
{
"code": "sd",
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"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "ڪئٽسڪ"
},
{
"code": "sk",
"lang": "Slovak",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
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"code": "sl",
"lang": "Slovene",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cacto"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cactus"
},
{
"code": "sw",
"lang": "Swahili",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "cactus"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kakto"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "ta",
"lang": "Tamil",
"roman": "kaḷḷi",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "கள்ளி"
},
{
"code": "twf",
"lang": "Taos",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "łę́newą"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "dtà-bɔɔng-pét",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "ตะบองเพชร"
},
{
"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "grà-bɔɔng-pét",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "กระบองเพชร"
},
{
"code": "bo",
"lang": "Tibetan",
"roman": "klu ṣing",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "ཀླུ་ཥིང"
},
{
"code": "ts",
"lang": "Tsonga",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "xihaha"
},
{
"code": "ts",
"lang": "Tsonga",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "xikwenga"
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{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kaktüs"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "káktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "ка́ктус"
},
{
"code": "ur",
"lang": "Urdu",
"roman": "kaikṭas",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "کیکٹس"
},
{
"code": "ug",
"lang": "Uyghur",
"roman": "kaktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "كاكتۇس"
},
{
"code": "uz",
"lang": "Uzbek",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "qumanjir"
},
{
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "xương rồng"
},
{
"code": "vo",
"lang": "Volapük",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "kaktud"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cactws"
},
{
"code": "fy",
"lang": "West Frisian",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "kaktus"
},
{
"code": "pnb",
"lang": "Western Panjabi",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "تھور"
},
{
"code": "yi",
"lang": "Yiddish",
"roman": "kaktus",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "קאַקטוס"
},
{
"code": "yo",
"lang": "Yoruba",
"sense": "member of the Cactaceae",
"word": "ọrọ́"
}
],
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}
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{
"word": "in the cactus"
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{
"word": "succulent"
}
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"New Zealand English",
"Quotation templates to be cleaned"
],
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{
"ref": "2001 July 8, Dave, “TV Problems”, in aus.electronics (Usenet)",
"text": "I wouldn't mind throwing it away if it's cactus except for the VCR part which works fine, so then I'd be up for a new VCR as well.",
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{
"ref": "2004 August 25, AC, “water damage ???”, in alt.cellular.nokia (Usenet)",
"text": "I would say it's cactus. Water conducts & destroys components & PCBs very easily. Hence the water-resistant phones.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2009, Will Chaffey, Swimming with Crocodiles: An Australian Adventure, page 108",
"text": "‘It′s cactus,’ Rod, the helicopter pilot, said at the sound of the piston ring shattering.",
"type": "quotation"
},
{
"ref": "2018, “Fractured”, in Wentworth",
"text": "Michael Armstrong: \"Michael Armstrong, I represent Sonia Stevens.\"\nSue \"Boomer\" Jenkins: \"Oh, haven't you heard? She cactus.\"\nArmstrong \"Yes, I realize that, and that's a terrible business.",
"type": "quotation"
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