Easter cactus

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Easter cactus

A branching cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) having terminal clusters of large, scarlet flowers and arching, flattened branches.

[So called because it blooms in the spring.]

Easter cactus

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a Brazilian cactus, Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers

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Easter cactus - spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera

Hatiora gaertneri, Schlumbergera gaertneri

cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

genus Hatiora, Hatiora - small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti

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