RHIPSALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Rhipsalis mean? 

• RHIPSALIS (noun)
  The noun RHIPSALIS has 1 sense:

1. large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits

  Familiarity information: RHIPSALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RHIPSALIS (noun)

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Meaning:

Large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

genus Rhipsalis; Rhipsalis

Hypernyms ("Rhipsalis" is a kind of...):

caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)

Meronyms (members of "Rhipsalis"):

mistletoe cactus (a plant of the genus Rhipsalis)

Holonyms ("Rhipsalis" is a member of...):

Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)