"Cactus" meaning in Translingual

See Cactus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Latin cactus (“a spiny plant, possibly the cardoon”), from Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos). Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753. Etymology templates: {{etymon|mul|:der|la:cactus}}, {{der|mul|la|cactus||a spiny plant, possibly the cardoon|sc=Latn}} Latin cactus (“a spiny plant, possibly the cardoon”), {{der|mul|grc|κάκτος}} Ancient Greek κάκτος (káktos), {{coin|mul|Q1043|in=1753}} Coined by Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1753 Head templates: {{head|mul|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|head=Cactus|nogendercat=1}} Cactus m
  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – original Linnean genus of cactus, rejected in 1905. Tags: masculine, obsolete Hyponyms (genus): Cactus mammillaris (alt: now Mammillaria mammillaris, woolly nipple cactus) (english: type species)
    Sense id: en-Cactus-mul-name-JvSxHK3z Categories (other): Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Translingual entries with incorrect language header, Cacti, Taxonomic names (genus), Taxonomic names (obsolete), English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 41 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 19 23 58 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 25 28 47 Derived forms: Austrocactus, Bergerocactus, Cleistocactus, Corryocactus, Discocactus, Disocactus, Echinocactus, Ferocactus, Melocactus, Myrtillocactus, Ortegocactus, Pediocactus, Pterocactus, Sclerocactus, Stenocactus, Strombocactus, Strophocactus, Tephrocactus, Thelocactus
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