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SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Schlumbergera baridgesii mean? 

SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII (noun)
  The noun SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII has 1 sense:

1. epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winterplay

  Familiarity information: SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SCHLUMBERGERA BARIDGESII (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Christmas cactus; Schlumbergera baridgesii; Schlumbergera buckleyi

Hypernyms ("Schlumbergera baridgesii" 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 ("Schlumbergera baridgesii" is a member of...):

genus Schlumbergera; Schlumbergera (South American epiphytic or lithophytic cacti)


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