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living rock vs cactus

cactus vs living rock

living rock and cactus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
living rock Yes No No No
cactus Yes No No No
As nouns, cactus is a hypernym of living rock; that is, cactus is a word with a broader meaning than living rock:
  • living rock: usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States
  • cactus: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
living rock (noun) cactus (noun)
usually unbranched usually spineless cactus covered with warty tubercles and having magenta flowers and white or green fruit; resembles the related mescal; northeastern Mexico and southwestern United States any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
highly succulent stemless clump-forming plants with grey-green leaves similar in texture to lumps of granite; South Africa
Difference between living rock and cactus

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