Naturally they raise awkward points (5)
I believe the answer is:
cacti
'points' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I don't understand how one could define the other.
I cannot understand how the rest of the clue works.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for cacti that I've seen before include "Spiky desert plants in plural" , "Spiny succulents" , "Plants of dry regions" , "tuna, for example" , "they shoot in the desert" .)