NOUN | plant | 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 |
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Meaning | small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits. | |
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Synonym | genus Zygocactus | |
Member of | Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family | constituting the order Opuntiales |
Members | crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus | South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers |
Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
Spanish | genus zygocactus, zygocactus, Zygocactus | |
Catalan | genus zygocactus, zygocactus |
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