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    CHRISTMAS CACTUS

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winterplay

    Synonyms:

    Christmas cactus; Schlumbergera baridgesii; Schlumbergera buckleyi

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    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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