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mistletoe cactus

noun

  1. 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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