cactus

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bandiera italiana Italiano

cactus
cactus Pachycereus pringlei

Sostantivo

cactus m inv

  1. (botanica) genere di piante appartenente alla famiglia delle Cactacee, che comprende alcune specie con fusto sferico spinoso e fiori in sommità

Sillabazione

càc | tus

Pronuncia

IPA: /ˈkaktus/

Etimologia / Derivazione

dal greco antico κάκτος cioè "carciofo spinoso"

Parole derivate

Iperonimi

Traduzione

(botanica)

Inglese

Sostantivo

cactus

  1. (botanica) cactus

Italiano

Inglese