| Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. Thesaurus Entries bramble, brier, bristle, burr, catchweed, cleavers, goose grass, needle, nettle, pine needle, prickle, quill, spicule, spiculum, spike, spikelet, spine, sticker, thistle, thorn, yucca | ![]() |