rattail cactus

Definitions of rattail cactus
  1. noun
    commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
    synonyms: Aporocactus flagelliformis, rat's-tail cactus
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    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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