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crab cactus

DEFINITIONS OF: crab cactus

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n South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera

Synonyms:
Schlumbergera truncatus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus
Type of:
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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