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These are cacti from our school garden. They probably get overwatered, but still seem to weather the moisture.
I know that cacti is the more commonly used plural form of cactus, but cactuses (according to the dictionary) is also acceptable. I decided to use this form because I needed the extra syllable. I thought using cacti might be confusing, but now in hindsight, I feel I might have done a disservice to parents who might not like the term cactuses. I think of this situation with the confusion with dice and die. I hear a lot of people saying "one dice", when it should be "die", but in the end, it doesn't really hurt anyone.