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cactáceo , a . ( Of Cactus ). 1. adj. Bot. It is said of dicotyledonous flowering plants originating in America without leaves, with almost spherical, prismatic or divided into palettes resembling large leaves, fleshy stems and flowers large and fragrant; e.g. the beatiful and the cactus. U t. c. s. f. 2. f. pl. Bot. These plant family. O RTOGR. ESCR. with may. initial.