stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoPhoenix's record heat is killing off cactuseswww.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squaresupernicepojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-22 years 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-up6·2 years agoThe plural of cactus is just cacti
minus-squareAttackBunny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoPlural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoOctopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
minus-squareIts_Always_420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-22 years agoGreek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
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
Plural of cactus is cacti. Plural of octopus is octopuses. Octopi is apparently acceptable now too, but I’m not convinced.
Octopedes
Octopodes, if you want to keep both parts Latin.
Greek, Latin plural would be Octopi and the root word is Greek.
Is nothing safe!?
Ackshully it’s cactuar 🏃♂️🌵🫨