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Definition of Cactuses
1. cactus [n] - See also: cactus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cactuses
Literary usage of Cactuses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Magazine of Horticulture, Botany, and All Useful Discoveries and edited by Charles Mason Hovey (1841)
"... Amaryllis, cactuses, fyc.—Mrs. HMB would respectfully request of Mr. Hovey some
instructions to procure n bloom of the ..."
2. Hooker's Journal of Botany and Kew Garden Miscellany by Sir William Jackson Hooker (1852)
"If these could sell at only one penny each, a nursery of such cactuses would be
a great treasure.—ED. * I am well aware that recent investigations have ..."
3. Travels and Adventures in Mexico: In the Course of Journeys of Upward of by William W. Carpenter (1851)
"cactuses. — Century Plant. — Horned Frog. SEVERAL days had elapsed since an
exchange of prisoners had been made, and I was still detained. ..."
4. More Pot-pourri from a Surrey Garden by Maria Theresa Villiers Earle (1899)
"... on the seacoast — Peacock feathers for firescreens — Dining-room tables —
Petroleum tubs in gardens — Neglect of natural history — cactuses again — Old ..."
5. Classified Guide to Technical and Commercial Books: A Subject-list of the by Edgar Greenwood (1904)
"PICTORIAL GREENHOUSE MANAGE- IENT, by WP Wright. 160 pp. 00 Illus. 1902. Cassell,
Is. 6d. (Mushrooms. See Vegetables.) Orchids and cactuses. ..."
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