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old-man cactus — /ohld man / a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 ft. (9 to 12 m) high with thatchlike, long, white hairs on the top, and red flowers with white centers. [1895 1900, Amer.] * * * ▪ plant usually… … Universalium
social weaver — ▪ bird any of a number of small African birds of the family Ploceidae (q.v.; order Passeriformes) that are extremely gregarious. This name is given particularly to Philetairus socius, which makes an “apartment house” in a tree: dozens of… … Universalium
old-man cactus — noun : a Mexican cactus (Cephalocereus senilis) having its joints crowned by drooping white hairs * * * /ohld man / a Mexican cactus, Cephalocereus senilis, having a columnar body from 30 to 40 ft. (9 to 12 m) high with thatchlike, long, white… … Useful english dictionary
