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Cac"o*tech`ny (?), n. [Gr. &?;;
kako`s bad + &?; art.] A corruption or corrupt
state of art. [R.]

{ Ca*cox"ene (?), Ca*cox"e*nite (?) },
n. [Gr. kako`s bad + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;
guest.] (Min.) A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring
in yellow radiated tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as
an iron ore.

Cac*ta"ceous (?), a. (Bot.)
Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the
prickly pear is a common example.

Cac"tus (?), n. ; pl. E.
Cactuses (#), Cacti (-
tī). [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;.]
(Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactacæ,
as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See
Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches,
often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the
warmer parts of America.

Cactus wren (Zoöl.), an
American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several
species.

Ca*cu"mi*nal (?), a. [L.
cacumen, cacuminis, the top, point.


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