noun
spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera
• Syn: ↑Hatiora gaertneri, ↑Schlumbergera gaertneri
• Hypernyms: ↑cactus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Hatiora, ↑genus Hatiora
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nounUsage: usually capitalized E
: a So. American cactus (Schlumbergera gaertneri) with oblong joints and coral-red flowers
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an epiphytic cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, native to Brazil, having oblong joints and red flowers.
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Easter cactus noun
A S American cactus having coral-coloured flowers
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Main Entry: ↑Easter
Useful english dictionary. 2012.