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CHRISTMAS CACTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
Synonyms:
Christmas cactus; Schlumbergera baridgesii; Schlumbergera buckleyi
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Christmas cactus" is a kind of...):
cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)
Holonyms ("Christmas cactus" is a member of...):
genus Schlumbergera; Schlumbergera (South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti)
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