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• n  any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

• The saguaro cactus in Arizona.
• IN SOUTH TEXAS, ranchers desperate for feed burn the needles off cactus so that their cattle can munch on the remains.
• The hardy cactus may be doomed by rustlers and smugglers In March, when the wild cactus bursts into flower throughout the Southwest, Joe Abrigo's business also blossoms.

News & Articles

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• Cactus Market Days kicks off Saturday
  The first Cactus Market Days, a new monthly event, is kicking off Saturday in the parking lot of the Cactus Hotel.
  June 14, 2013 - The San Angelo Standard-Times
• New on the Dining Scene: Sixty One Bistro, Irvington
  Right: Cactus pear and traditional lime margaritas. Chef Juan Aguilar poses with the staff at Bistro 61 in Irvington. / Joe Larese/The Journal News If you go ...
  June 14, 2013 - The Journal News
• Ammonia leak shuts down Cactus meat processing plant
  Cactus, Texas - A local plant shut down Wednesday morning after an ammonia leak in the facility.
  June 12, 2013 - KFDA-TV Amarillo

Quotes

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• Fabian Nunez in Sacramento Bee
  Everyone's done it like this,Núñez said of previous legislative leaders. "The difference is there are some in politics who want to judge me in a certain manner. Because of the fact I am Mexican, they think I have to sleep under a cactus...
• Lou Piniella in Chicago Tribune
  You can start creating good habits in spring training; you can start creating bad habits in spring training,Piniella said. "Certainly our objective is not to win the Cactus League, but you'd like to come back with a smile every once in a...