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Christmas cactus

noun

  1. a cactus, Schlumbergera bridgesii (or Zygocactus bridgesii ), native to Brazil, having stems with leaflike segments and showy, purplish-red flowers, and often cultivated as a houseplant.


Christmas cactus

noun

  1. a Brazilian cactus, Schlumbergera (formerly Zygocactus ) truncatus, widely cultivated as an ornamental for its showy red flowers
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Origin of Christmas cactus1

First recorded in 1895–1900
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For years, my apartment has contained a single Christmas cactus that I'm explicitly not permitted to tend.

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Unlike the previous examples, Christmas cactus and florist cyclamen are better suited to cool Pacific Northwest conditions.

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She has cacti, jade, a Christmas cactus, a rubber tree.

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Christmas cactus ... if you’re wanting complete ease, any cactus plant will work for you.

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But one day, amid complaints, she said: “I get my joy out of my plants, I really do. My Christmas cactus has four or five flowers.â€

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