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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

plant, flora, plant life go
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

succulent go
a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs

cactus
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

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pitahaya, pitahaya cactus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, Acanthocereus pentagonus go
cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit
rattail cactus, rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis go
commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
living rock, Ariocarpus fissuratus go
usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit
saguaro, sahuaro, Carnegiea gigantea go
extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit
night-blooming cereus go
any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
coryphantha go
a cactus of the genus Coryphantha
echinocactus, barrel cactus go
any cactus of the genus Echinocactus
hedgehog cereus go
cactus of the genus Echinocereus
rainbow cactus go
a stout cylindrical cactus of the southwest United States and adjacent Mexico
epiphyllum, orchid cactus go
any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
barrel cactus go
a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
Easter cactus, Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri go
spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers
night-blooming cereus go
any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
chichipe, Lemaireocereus chichipe go
tall treelike Mexican cactus with edible red fruit
peyote, mescal, mezcal, Lophophora williamsii go
a small spineless globe-shaped cactus
mammillaria go
any cactus of the genus Mammillaria
feather ball, Mammillaria plumosa go
a low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines
garambulla, garambulla cactus, Myrtillocactus geometrizans go
arborescent cactus of western Mexico bearing a small oblong edible berrylike fruit
Knowlton's cactus, Pediocactus knowltonii go
small clustering cactus of southwestern United States
nopal go
any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears
prickly pear, prickly pear cactus go
cacti having spiny flat joints and oval fruit that is edible in some species
cholla, Opuntia cholla go
arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments
mistletoe cactus go
a plant of the genus Rhipsalis
Christmas cactus, Schlumbergera buckleyi, Schlumbergera baridgesii go
epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
night-blooming cereus go
any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus go
South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers