Uttal

  • Uttal:
    • IPA: /ˈkæk.tʊs/
  • UttalUS:
    • IPA: [ˈkæk.tʊs]
ÖversättningKontext
Substantiv
1.kaktüsbotanik

Definitioner

Substantiv

  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.

Adjektiv

  1. (Australia, NZ, slang) Non-functional, broken, exhausted.

Exempel

  • I wouldn't mind throwing it away if it's cactus except for the VCR part which works fine, so then I'd be up for a new VCR as well.
  • I would say it's cactus. Water conducts & destroys components & PCBs very easily. Hence the water-resistant phones.
  • ‘It′s cactus,’ Rod, the helicopter pilot, said at the sound of the piston ring shattering.

Böjningsformer

Pluralcactus
Pluralcacti
Pluralcactuses