The reduced leaf surface, the enlarged fleshy stem, which is well fitted to store water and to retain it, and the ramified and extensive root system (much reduced in cultivated cacti) make the plant particularly adapted to regions of high temperature and long dry periods.
(the ramified and extensive root system; much reduced; L:in cultivated cacti) (the enlarged fleshy stem; is well fitted; to store water and to retain it) (the enlarged fleshy stem; to store; water)
the ramified and extensive root system the enlarged fleshy stem the enlarged fleshy stem
much reduced is well fitted to store
L:in cultivated cacti
to store water and to retain it
water