1. The botanical family of cacti, comprising succulent plants typically having thick fleshy stems, spines, and showy flowers; constitutes the order Opuntiales
   "The Cactaceae family includes many desert-adapted species";
   - family Cactaceae, cactus family

Type of: caryophylloid dicot family

Part of: Opuntiales, order Opuntiales

Encyclopedia: Cactaceae