RAT'S-TAIL CACTUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does rat's-tail cactus mean? 

• RAT'S-TAIL CACTUS (noun)
  The noun RAT'S-TAIL CACTUS has 1 sense:

1. commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days

  Familiarity information: RAT'S-TAIL CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RAT'S-TAIL CACTUS (noun)

Meaning:

Commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Aporocactus flagelliformis; rat's-tail cactus; rattail cactus

Hypernyms ("rat's-tail cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("rat's-tail cactus" is a member of...):

Aporocactus; genus Aporocactus (small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico)