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Old 01-10-2004, 08:38 PM
S. M. Henning
 
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(Geraldine Yellowhair) wrote:

what is a cactus?

Any plant of the order {Cactac[ae]}, as the prickly pear and
the night-blooming cereus. See {Cereus}. They usually have
leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered
thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of
America.

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