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THANKSGIVING CACTUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
Synonyms:
crab cactus; Schlumbergera truncatus; Thanksgiving cactus; Zygocactus truncatus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thanksgiving 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 ("Thanksgiving cactus" is a member of...):
genus Zygocactus; Zygocactus (small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits)