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cactus

cactus meaning

A green cactus with arms. It represents deserts, arid places and the American Southwest, and it stands for resilience — a plant that survives where nothing else does. It is also a favourite houseplant for people who kill everything else, and it appears in interiors and plant posts.

Meaning

A green cactus with arms. It represents deserts, arid places and the American Southwest, and it stands for resilience — a plant that survives where nothing else does. It is also a favourite houseplant for people who kill everything else, and it appears in interiors and plant posts. It carries a prickly, keep-your-distance quality that is used figuratively.

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How to use it

  • The only plant I have not managed to kill 🌵
  • Desert road trip 🌵
  • A bit prickly today, sorry 🌵

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cactus rendered in OpenMoji
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Afrikaanskaktus
አማርኛቁልቋል
العربيةصبار
অসমীয়াকেক্টাছ
azərbaycankaktus
башҡорткактус
беларускаякактус
българскикактус
বাংলাক্যাকটাস
bosanskikaktus
catalàcactus
ᏣᎳᎩᎤᎵᎡᏍᎩ
češtinakaktus
чӑваш чӗлхикактус
Cymraegcactws
DeutschKaktus
dolnoserbšćinakaktus
Ελληνικάκάκτος
Englishcactus
españolcactus
eestikaktus
euskarakaktusa
فارسیکاکتوس
suomikaktus
Filipinocactus
føroysktkaktus
françaiscactus
Gaeilgecachtas
Gàidhligcactas
galegocacto
ગુજરાતીકેક્ટસ
Hausakyarana
עבריתקקטוס
हिन्दीकैक्टस
hrvatskikaktus
hornjoserbšćinakaktus
magyarkaktusz
հայերենկակտուս
Indonesiakaktus
íslenskakaktus
italianocactus
日本語サボテン
Jawakaktus
ქართულიკაქტუსი
қазақ тілікактус
قازاق ءتىلى (توتە)كاكتۋس
ខ្មែរដើមដំបងយក្ស
ಕನ್ನಡಕಳ್ಳಿ
한국어선인장
कोंकणीनिवलकाणी
кыргызчакактус
ລາວຕົ້ນໜາມ
lietuviųkaktusas
latviešukaktuss
македонскикактус
മലയാളംകള്ളിമുൾച്ചെടി
монголкактус
मराठीनिवडुंग
Melayukaktus
မြန်မာရှားစောင်းပင်
नेपालीसिउँडी
Nederlandscactus
norskkaktus
ଓଡ଼ିଆନାଗଫେଣୀ
ਪੰਜਾਬੀਨਾਗਫਨੀ
Naijíriá PíjinKáktọ́s Plant
polskikaktus
پښتوکیکټس
portuguêscacto
rumantschcactus
românăcactus
русскийкактус
سنڌيٿوهر
တႆးတူၼ်ႈၼၢမ်
සිංහලපතොක්
slovenčinakaktus
slovenščinakaktus
Soomaalitiin
shqipkaktus
српскикактус
srpskikaktus
svenskakaktus
Kiswahilidungusi kakati
தமிழ்கற்றாழை
తెలుగుబ్రహ్మజెముడు
ไทยตะบองเพชร
ትግርኛቁልቋል
türkmen dilikaktus
lea fakatongakakatisi
Türkçekaktüs
українськакактус
اردوکیکٹس
o‘zbekkaktus
Tiếng Việtcây xương rồng
Èdè YorùbáIgi Ọrọ́
粵語仙人掌
粤语仙人掌
中文仙人掌
繁體中文仙人掌
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Technical details

Codepoints
U+1F335
Emoji version
0.6
Shortcodes
:cactus:
Category
Animals & Nature

FAQ

What does the cactus emoji (🌵) mean?
A green cactus with arms. It represents deserts, arid places and the American Southwest, and it stands for resilience — a plant that survives where nothing else does. It is also a favourite houseplant for people who kill everything else, and it appears in interiors and plant posts.
How do you type the cactus emoji?
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What category is the cactus emoji in?
The cactus emoji belongs to the Animals & Nature category.

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