A large columnar cactus of Mexico and the southwestern United States, similar to the saguaro.
From Spanish cardón, an augmentative form of cardo (thistle), referring to its spiny appearance and large size.
The cardon cactus is the largest cactus in Mexico and can live 300 years, storing hundreds of gallons of water—some are so massive that desert Pima people historically carved homes inside them for protection from heat.
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