stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 1 year agoPhoenix's record heat is killing off cactuseswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down13file-text
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minus-squareTheDarkKnight@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down2·1 year agoIt’s Cacti, I think.
minus-squaresupernicepojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19arrow-down2·edit-21 year agoOctopus, octopi, octopuses Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
minus-squareWookieMunster@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·1 year agoThe plural of cactus is just cacti
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoOctopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
minus-squareIts_Always_420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoGreek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoPlural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
minus-squareSurulinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoOctopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoLooks like they’re can’tus take the heat!
It’s Cacti, I think.
Octopus, octopi, octopuses
Plural of cactus is cactus, cacti or cactuses It’s all Greek to me, but I’m not Latin that bother me.
The plural of cactus is just cacti
Octopedes
Octopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
Greek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
Plural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
Octopus has a Greek root, so the correct plural would be octopodes. Octopuses and octopi are both acceptable, though. But I do love to bring up etymology whenever this comes up.
Is nothing safe!?
Arizona native, here. You can say either.
Pretty sure they’re cactus
Looks like they’re can’tus take the heat!
Ackshully it’s cactuar 🏃♂️🌵🫨