genus Zygocactus

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genus Zygocactus - small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits Zygocactus caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers Cactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae - constituting the order Opuntiales crab cactus, Schlumbergera truncatus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus - South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera