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rat's-tail cactus

DEFINITIONS OF: rat's-tail cactus

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

Synonyms:
Aporocactus flagelliformis, rattail cactus
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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