cactus meaning in Tamil
கள்ளி kaḷḷi
UK/ˈkæktəs//ˈkæktəs/
cactus in Tamil: கள்ளி (kaḷḷi). In English, cactus means any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
Tamil words for cactus
- member of the Cactaceae
- கள்ளி kaḷḷi
English meaning of cactus
- noun Any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
- noun Any succulent plant with a thick fleshy stem bearing spines but no leaves, such as euphorbs.
- noun A vivid green color inspired by the color of cacti.
- adjective Non-functional, broken, exhausted, dead.
Synonyms of cactus
cactus in other languages
- cactus in Hindi
- cactus in Marathi
- cactus in Urdu
- cactus in Bengali
- cactus in Telugu
- cactus in Malayalam
- cactus in Kannada
- cactus in Punjabi
- cactus in Gujarati
- cactus in Odia
- cactus in Nepali
- cactus in Pashto
- cactus in Tagalog
- cactus in Arabic
- cactus in Malay
- cactus in Persian
- cactus in Thai
- cactus in Vietnamese
Questions about cactus in Tamil
- What is the meaning of cactus in Tamil?
- Cactus in Tamil is கள்ளி (kaḷḷi).
- cactus என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Cactus: கள்ளி (kaḷḷi).
- What does cactus mean in English?
- Cactus means any member of the family Cactaceae, a family of flowering New World succulent plants suited to a hot, semi-desert climate.
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