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RHIPSALIS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits
Synonyms:
genus Rhipsalis; Rhipsalis
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Rhipsalis" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "Rhipsalis"):
mistletoe cactus (a plant of the genus Rhipsalis)
Holonyms ("Rhipsalis" is a member of...):
Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)
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