Definizione monolingua

cactus

cactus (plural cacti or cactuses or cactus)

1. (botany) Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
2. Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, including euphorbs.

cactus (not comparable)

1. (Australian, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted.
   • 2001 July 8, Dave, “TV Problems”, aus.electronics, Usenet:

     I wouldnt mind throwing it away if its cactus except for the VCR part which works fine, so then Id be up for a new VCR as well.

   • 2004 August 25, AC, “water damage ???”, alt.cellular.nokia, Usenet:

     I would say its cactus. Water conducts & destroys components & PCBs very easily. Hence the water-resistant phones.

   • 2009, Will Chaffey, Swimming with Crocodiles: An Australian Adventure, page 108,

     ‘It?s cactus,’ Rod, the helicopter pilot, said at the sound of the piston ring shattering.

Definizione dizionario cactus

	cactus
	member of the Cactaceae
	Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

cactaceae

cacto

Altri significati:

(Australian, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted.

(botany) Any member of the family '''Cactaceae''' , a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.

Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, including euphorbs.