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rattail cactus

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rattail cactus or rat's tail cactus
n.
A Mexican cactus (Aporocactus flagelliformis) having thin, creeping or hanging stems and brilliant crimson-pink flowers.
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Noun1.rattail cactus - commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several daysrattail cactus - commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
Aporocactus flagelliformis, rat's-tail cactus
cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Aporocactus, genus Aporocactus - small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
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