NOUN | plant | rattail cactus, rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis | commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days |
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Meaning | commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days. | |
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Synonyms | rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis | |
Member of | Aporocactus, genus Aporocactus | small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico |
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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