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earthborn

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moon [slang]

cactus

noun

cac·tus

ˈkak-təs

plural cacti ˈkak-ˌtī -(ˌ)tē or cactuses also cactus

Definition

any of a family (Cactaceae, the cactus family) of plants that have succulent stems and branches with scales or spines instead of leaves and are found especially in dry areas (such as deserts)

First Known Use

1738, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

New Latin, genus name, from Latin, cardoon, from Greek kaktos

caldron

noun

cal·dron

less common spelling of cauldron

a large kettle or boiler
something resembling a boiling cauldron in intensity or degree of agitation //a cauldron of intense emotions

cancer

noun

can·cer

ˈkan(t)-sər

Cancer
a northern zodiacal constellation between Gemini and Leo
the fourth sign of the zodiac in astrology
— see Signs of the Zodiac Table
one born under the sign of Cancer //I'm a Taurus, but my best friend is a Cancer.
[Latin, crab, cancer]
a malignant tumor of potentially unlimited growth that expands locally by invasion and systemically by metastasis
an abnormal bodily state marked by such tumors
something evil or malignant that spreads destructively //… the cancer of hidden resentment. — Irish Digest
an enlarged tumorlike plant growth (such as that of crown gall)
a plant disease marked by such growths

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