English noun: Christmas cactus | |||
1. | Christmas cactus (plant) epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter | ||
Synonyms | Schlumbergera baridgesii, Schlumbergera buckleyi | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cactus | ||
Member meronym | genus Schlumbergera, Schlumbergera | ||