Christmas cactus
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Christmas cactus
First recorded in 1895–1900
Example Sentences
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Schlumbergera is the botanical name for a variety of plants that go by many names — depending on when it blooms, your plant might be labeled a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 1, 2022
But one day, amid complaints, she said: “I get my joy out of my plants, I really do. My Christmas cactus has four or five flowers.”
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021
Oh, by gosh, by golly: In L.A., a Christmas cactus is a real thing.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2018
The tufted leather sofa in this apartment came from Roger Moore’s Los Angeles home; the Christmas cactus was a baby gift from Gianni Versace.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2015
I pushed my bladder aside and went straight for the Christmas cactus on a metal shelf with a dozen other plants.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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