Christmas cactus


noun
  1. a cactus, Schlumbergera bridgesii (or Zygocactus bridgesii), native to Brazil, having stems with leaflike segments and showy, purplish-red flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.

Origin of Christmas cactus

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby Christmas cactus

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British Dictionary definitions for Christmas cactus

Christmas cactus

noun
  1. a Brazilian cactus, Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers

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