genus Zygocactus

genus Zygocactus
noun
small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits
Syn: ↑Zygocactus
Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family

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  • Zygocactus — noun small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits • Syn: ↑genus Zygocactus • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zygocactus truncatus — noun South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera • Syn: ↑crab cactus, ↑Thanksgiving cactus, ↑Schlumbergera truncatus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

  • Zygocactus — Weihnachtskakteen Schlumbergera truncata Systematik Unterklasse: Nelkenähnliche (Caryophyllidae) …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • caryophylloid dicot genus — noun genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers • Hypernyms: ↑dicot genus, ↑magnoliopsid genus • Hyponyms: ↑Agrostemma, ↑genus Agrostemma, ↑Arenaria, ↑genus Arenaria, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • crab cactus — noun South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera • Syn: ↑Thanksgiving cactus, ↑Zygocactus truncatus, ↑Schlumbergera truncatus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑family Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • cactus family — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑family Cactaceae • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • family Cactaceae — noun constituting the order Opuntiales • Syn: ↑Cactaceae, ↑cactus family • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Opuntiales, ↑order Opuntiales …   Useful english dictionary

  • Schlumbergera truncatus — noun South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera • Syn: ↑crab cactus, ↑Thanksgiving cactus, ↑Zygocactus truncatus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Thanksgiving cactus — noun South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera • Syn: ↑crab cactus, ↑Zygocactus truncatus, ↑Schlumbergera truncatus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms …   Useful english dictionary

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