n. ; pl. E. Cactuses Cacti [ L., a kind of cactus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactacæ, 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cactus wren (Zoöl.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species. [ 1913 Webster ]