jumping cholla
A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.

kamalam
Synonym of dragonfruit, pitaya, pitahaya (a fruit)

kamalams
plural of kamalam

ladyfinger cactus
Echinocereus pentalophus, a cactus of North America.
Mammillaria elongata, a species of cactus found in Mexico.

leaf cactus
Any cactus of either of two genera in the family Cactaceae: Epiphyllum and Pereskia.

mammillaria
Any member of the cactus genus Mammillaria.

mammillarias
plural of mammillaria

melon cactus
Any of the genus Melocactus of cacti, distinguished when mature by their cephalium, a wool- and bristle-coated structure at the apex, containing a mass of areoles from which the small flowers grow.

mistletoe cactus
An epiphytic cactus of the genus Rhipsalis.

night-blooming cereus
Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:
Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:
Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:
Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:

nipple cactus
Any of a number of mammiform cacti of the genus Mammillaria.

opuntia
Opuntia, a genus of cactus that includes such cacti as the prickly pear and xoconostle.

opuntias
plural of opuntia

organ cactus
Synonym of organ pipe cactus.

organ pipe cactus
A cactus (family Cactaceae) (Stenocereus thurberi, syn. Glandulicereus thurberi), widespread in Mexico.

organ-pipe cactus
Alternative form of organ pipe cactus.

oroya
A hanging basket attached to a cable, anciently used in South America to cross ravines.

oroyas
plural of oroya

peanut cactus
A cactus of species Chamaecereus silvestrii.

peyote
A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for their psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.
A mescal button produced by the plant.

peyotes
plural of peyote

peyotl
Alternative form of peyote.

pimplo
Alternative form of pimploe.

pimploe
Synonym of prickly pear (“type of cactus”).

pimploes
plural of pimploe.

pitahaya
Alternative form of pitaya.

pitahayas
plural of pitahaya

pitaya
Certain cactuses native to the Americas, of genera Selenicereus or Stenocereus, especially the latter.
Fruit of such cactuses, known for its bright skin and speckled flesh.

pitayas
plural of pitaya

platyopuntia
Any prickly pear of the former genus Platyopuntia, most of which are now considered to be in the Opuntia genus

platyopuntias
plural of platyopuntia

popehead
Catholic

popeheads
plural of popehead

prickly pear
Any of various spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia.
The fruit, often edible, of such a plant.

puna
An alpine biological community in the central portion of the Andes in which short, coarse grass supports a Native American population.

punas
plural of puna

queen of the night
Any night-blooming cereus, especially of species Epiphyllum oxypetalum or Selenicereus grandiflorus.
Night-blooming cestrum, a woody evergreen of species Cestrum nocturnum.
Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia).

rainbow cactus
A species of cactus, Echinocereus rigidissimus

saguaro
Carnegiea gigantea, a large cactus native to the Sonoran Desert and characterized by its "arms".

saguaros
plural of saguaro

sahuaro
Alternative spelling of saguaro.

sahuaros
plural of sahuaro

sawarra
Alternative form of saguaro.

sawarras
plural of sawarra

schlumbergera
Any member of the cactus genus Schlumbergera.

schlumbergeras
plural of schlumbergera

sea-urchin cactus
Any of various cacti of the genus Echinopsis.

silver cluster cactus
The grape cactus, Mammillaria prolifera

snake cactus
Any cactus of several species:
Any cactus of several species:
Any cactus of several species:
Any cactus of several species:
Any cactus of several species:
Any cactus of several species:

snowball cactus
Any of species Mammilloydia candida of cactuses.

spinystar
A spherical cactus of Western North America, Escobaria vivipara

star cactus
Any of species Astrophytum asterias of North American cactuses.

strawberry cactus
The cactus Mammillaria dioica.

strawberry pear
dragon fruit (Stenocereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.).

subcults
plural of subcult

supercults
plural of supercult

suwarro
Archaic form of saguaro.

suwarros
plural of suwarro

suwarrow
Archaic form of saguaro.

suwarrows
plural of suwarrow

addersmeat
A European plant with white flowers, Rabelera holostea.

addersmeats
plural of addersmeat

baby's breath
A genus, Gypsophila, of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to Europe, Asia and north Africa.

bachelor's button
Any one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species Centaurea cyanus.
feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium.
The plant Ranunculus aconitifolius.
A button which may be attached to clothing without resorting to needle and thread.

behen
Any of various plants imported into Europe for the pharmaceutical trade in dried form, so of uncertain identity.
Any of various plants imported into Europe for the pharmaceutical trade in dried form, so of uncertain identity.
Any of various plants imported into Europe for the pharmaceutical trade in dried form, so of uncertain identity.

berry catchfly
Silene baccifera

bladder campion
A perennial European herb, Silene vulgaris, having an inflated calyx

campion
Some flowering plants of the genus Lychnis.
Any flowering plant of the genus Silene.

campions
plural of campion

carnation
A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
A type of Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its flowers.
The type of flower they bear, originally flesh-coloured, but since hybridizing found in a variety of colours.
A rosy pink colour
The pinkish colors used in art to render human face and flesh
A scarlet colour.

carnations
plural of carnation

catchflies
plural of catchfly

catchfly
Any of several plants, mostly in tribe Sileneae, that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.

cerastium
Any of several plants of the genus Cerastium.

cerastiums
plural of cerastium

chickweed
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.
Any of several small-leaved herbs of the genera Cerastium and Stellaria.
Other plants of similar appearance and habit, including those of species:
Other plants of similar appearance and habit, including those of species:
Other plants of similar appearance and habit, including those of species:
Other plants of similar appearance and habit, including those of species:

chickweeds
plural of chickweed

clove pink
A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation.
The flower of this plant.

clovepink
Alternative form of clove pink.

clovepinks
plural of clovepink

clusterhead
The head (principal node) of a cluster.

clusterheads
plural of clusterhead

cockle
Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
The shell of such a mollusk.
A wrinkle, pucker
A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
Chiefly in cockles of someone's heart: a person's innermost feelings.
The dome of a heating furnace.
The fire chamber of a furnace.
A kiln for drying hops; an oast.
The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.

cockles
plural of cockle

common chickweed
An herb of species Stellaria media.
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:
Any of several plants resembling Stellaria media, of species:

coral necklace
A small, herbaceous, trailing plant of the species Illecebrum verticillatum.