cacti
Thorny desert plants
Cacti is the Latin plural of cactus, referring to multiple plants of the spiny, water-storing family native to the Americas.
Both cacti and cactuses are acceptable plurals, though cacti appears more often in scientific and formal contexts: The desert was dotted with cacti of every shape and size.
Columnar desert cactus
- aridDevoid of water
- sandFine rock particles
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
- mesaFlat-topped steep-sided elevation
scorching · oasis · barren · sunbaked · drought · chaparral · creosote · xerophyte
Sharp plant projections
- pricklySpiny or irritable
- needlesSlender pointed instruments
- barbedHaving sharp projections
- spikyHaving sharp projections
bristly · sharp · hooked · defensive · protective · quills · piercing · burr
Medicinal gel plant
- agaveSpiny desert succulent
- jadeCarved ornamental mineral
- sedumSucculent groundcover genus
- kalanchoeSucculent houseplant, colorful blooms
yucca · fleshy · rosette · plump · drought-tolerant · houseplant · propagation · terrarium
Able to recover quickly
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- survivorOne still alive after
- toughDurable and strong
rugged · tenacious · low-maintenance · endurance · persistent · thriving · self-sufficient · slow-growing
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- CAMTech-related abbreviation
- perennialRecurring each year
propagation · seedling · rootstock · grafting · pollination · tubercles · ribs · segments
saguaro
Columnar desert cactus
mesa · scorching · oasis · barren · sunbaked · drought · chaparral · creosote · xerophyte · prickly pear
thorns
Sharp plant projections
spiky · bristly · sharp · hooked · defensive · protective · quills · piercing · burr · clustered
aloe
Medicinal gel plant
kalanchoe · yucca · fleshy · rosette · plump · drought-tolerant · houseplant · propagation · terrarium
resilient
Able to recover quickly
- drought-tolerantAble to withstand aridity
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
- survivorOne still alive after
tough · rugged · tenacious · low-maintenance · endurance · persistent · thriving · self-sufficient · slow-growing
photosynthesis
Light-to-sugar conversion in plants
- chlorophyllLight-harvesting plant pigment
- stomataMicroscopic plant pores
- CAMTech-related abbreviation
perennial · propagation · seedling · rootstock · grafting · pollination · tubercles · ribs · segments · pads
fungi
Spore-reproducing decomposers
foci · radii · octopi · hippopotami · syllabi · alumni · termini · bacilli · loci
- plantstree, plants, leaves, bluebonnet, trees
- American PlantsAmerican elm, aster, azalea, bluebonnets, bluebonnet
- desert thingssand, camel, dune, sand dune, oasis
- green thingsgrass, leaves, trees, frogs, limes
- houseplantshouseplants, houseplant, ferns, potted plants, indoor plants
- indoor gardeningmini greenhouse, terrarium, herb garden, succulents, seed trays
cactiaquatic plants
Vegetation growing in water
water lilies · hydrophytes · lotus · water hyacinth · duckweed
cactirainforest plants
Vegetation in tropical woodlands
ferns · mosses · tropical foliage · liverworts · marsh grasses
- barrel cactusStout cylindrical desert succulent
- cactus pearEdible fruit of Opuntia
- Christmas cactusWinter-blooming segmented houseplant
- cactus gardenCultivated area for desert plants
- saguaro cactusGiant columnar desert succulent
- cactus juiceFluid from desert plants