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Christmas cactus
noun
- 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
- 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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