NOUN | plant | Easter cactus, Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri | spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers |
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Meaning | spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera. | |
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Synonyms | Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri | |
Member of | Hatiora, genus Hatiora | small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti |
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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