Meanings
nouncompass cactus (plural compass cactuses or compass cacti)
plural compass cactuses · plural compass cacti
- Any of the genus Ferocactus of barrel cactuses, of southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.
Origin
Because they tend to grow southward.
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compass cactus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20cactus
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“compass cactus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/compass%20cactus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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