English > genus Epiphyllum: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti. |
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Member of | Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family | constituting the order Opuntiales |
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Members | epiphyllum, orchid cactus | Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers |
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Region | United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A. | North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean |
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Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
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Spanish | genus epiphyllum |
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Catalan | genus epiphyllum |
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