SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Schlumbergera truncatus mean? • SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATUS (noun)
The noun SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATUS has 1 sense:
1. South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
Familiarity information: SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SCHLUMBERGERA TRUNCATUS (noun)
Meaning:
South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
crab cactus; Schlumbergera truncatus; Thanksgiving cactus; Zygocactus truncatus
Hypernyms ("Schlumbergera truncatus" 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 ("Schlumbergera truncatus" is a member of...):
genus Zygocactus; 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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