noun
constituting the order Opuntiales
• Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales
• Member Meronyms:
↑cactus, ↑Acanthocereus, ↑genus Acanthocereus, ↑Aporocactus, ↑genus Aporocactus, ↑Ariocarpus, ↑genus Ariocarpus, ↑Carnegiea, ↑genus Carnegiea, ↑Cereus, ↑genus Cereus, ↑genus Coryphantha, ↑genus Echinocactus, ↑Echinocereus, ↑genus Echinocereus, ↑genus Epiphyllum, ↑Ferocactus, ↑genus Ferocactus, ↑Gymnocalycium, ↑genus Gymnocalycium, ↑Harrisia, ↑genus Harrisia, ↑Hatiora, ↑genus Hatiora, ↑Hylocereus, ↑genus Hylocereus, ↑Lemaireocereus, ↑genus Lemaireocereus, ↑Lophophora, ↑genus Lophophora, ↑genus Mammillaria, ↑Melocactus, ↑genus Melocactus, ↑Myrtillocactus, ↑genus Myrtillocactus, ↑Pediocactus, ↑genus Pediocactus, ↑Nopalea, ↑genus Nopalea, ↑Opuntia, ↑genus Opuntia, ↑Pereskia, ↑genus Pereskia, ↑Peireskia, ↑genus Peireskia, ↑Rhipsalis, ↑genus Rhipsalis, ↑Schlumbergera, ↑genus Schlumbergera, ↑Selenicereus, ↑genus Selenicereus, ↑Zygocactus, ↑genus Zygocactus
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cactus family,
a group of dicotyledonous plants found in the dry regions of tropical and subtropical America, including the prickly pear, night-blooming cereus, and saguaro.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.