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mistletoe cactus
noun
a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (orcassutha ), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of mistletoe cactus1
First recorded in 1885–90
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All species of cactus grow in the Americas except the mistletoe cactus found in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, the scientists wrote in the journal Nature Plants.
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