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Cactus N Kæktəs 仙人掌 同 复数为cacti C.1600 Latin

单词 cactus
音标 ['kæktəs]
解释 n. 仙人掌
红宝书 【同】 复数为cacti)
字源 cactus (n.)
c.1600, from Latin cactus "cardoon," from Greek kaktos, name of a type of prickly plant of Sicily (the Spanish artichoke), perhaps of pre-Hellenic origin. Modern meaning is 18c., because Linnaeus gave the name to a group of plants he thought were related to this but are not.
不择手段背单词 n. 仙人掌(复数为cacti)(一种多浆植物, 有刺, 无叶, 生长于干旱地区, 颜色各异, 通常有色彩鲜艳夺目的花朵)
【记】读: 开垦特色-大规模的开垦导致沙漠化, 从而出现-仙人掌
趣味全助记 【记】音:开开它,要打开它(窗,锁,瓶子),得伸出你的手掌,仙人掌

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