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ORCHID CACTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orchid cactus mean? 

ORCHID CACTUS (noun)
  The noun ORCHID CACTUS has 1 sense:

1. any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowersplay

  Familiarity information: ORCHID CACTUS used as a noun is very rare.


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ORCHID CACTUS (noun)


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Meaning:

Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

epiphyllum; orchid cactus

Hypernyms ("orchid cactus" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("orchid cactus" is a member of...):

genus Epiphyllum (small genus of tropical American (mainly Central America) cacti)


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