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TORCH'-THISTLE, n. A plant of the genus Cactus.common name of a subdivision of the genus Cactus, called also cereus, from cera, wax, from the resemblance of the stems to a wax candle. Torch-thistle is from the prickly stems, used by the Indians for torches.

TORCH'-WORT, n. A plant.

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