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compass cactus

compass cactus noun: any of the genus Ferocactus of barrel cactuses, of southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Noun

compass cactus (plural compass cactuses or compass cacti)

  1. Any of the genus Ferocactus of barrel cactuses, of southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

Forms of compass cactus

pluralcompass cactuses
pluralcompass cacti

Origin of compass cactus

Because they tend to grow southward.

Questions about compass cactus

What does compass cactus mean?
Compass cactus means any of the genus Ferocactus of barrel cactuses, of southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
What part of speech is compass cactus?
Compass cactus is a noun.
What is the plural of compass cactus?
The plural of compass cactus is compass cactuses.

Words near compass cactus in the dictionary

  1. compartners
  2. comparts
  3. compas
  4. compascuity
  5. compass
  6. compass cactus
  7. compass card
  8. compass cards
  9. compass deflection
  10. compass deflections
  11. compass dial

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