SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII

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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 winter

Synonyms:

Christmas cactus; Schlumbergera baridgesii; Schlumbergera buckleyi

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Schlumbergera baridgesii" 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 ("Schlumbergera baridgesii" is a member of...):

genus Schlumbergera; Schlumbergera (South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti)

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