| NOUN | plant | crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus | South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers |
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| Meaning | South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera. | |
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| Synonyms | Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus | |
| Member of | Zygocactus, genus Zygocactus | small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits |
| Broader | cactus | Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines |
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