(botany) The cactus family of the order Caryophyllales; represented by the American stem succulents, which are mostly spiny with reduced leaves.
Cactaceae
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(kak′tās·ē′ē)
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 | Opuntia |
| cactus |
| Caryophyllales (magnoliophyta) |
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