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Thanksgiving cactus

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Thanksgiving cactus
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A Brazilian epiphytic cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) having irregular flowers and jointed flat stems with sharply serrate margins. Also called crab cactus.
[From the time of year at which it blooms.]
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Noun1.Thanksgiving cactus - South American jointed cactus with usually red flowersThanksgiving cactus - South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
crab cactus, Schlumbergera truncatus, Zygocactus truncatus
cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
genus Zygocactus, Zygocactus - small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits
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They are the plants with the fabulous flowers sometimes called Easter, Christmas, or Thanksgiving cactus.
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Withers humorously suggests that a Christmas cactus could actually be called a July cactus, an Easter cactus, or Thanksgiving cactus depending on when it blooms.
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