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.
noun
1.
a Brazilian cactus, Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
noun
succulent South American plant with red, pink, or white flowers, grown as a houseplant
Word Origin
Schlumbergera bridgesii
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