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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.


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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Word History and Origins

Origin of Christmas cactus1

First recorded in 1895–1900

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