rhipsalisn.

Brit.

/rɪpˈseɪlᵻs/,

/ˈrɪpsəlɪs/, U.S.

/rɪpˈseɪləs/,

/ˈrɪpsələs/

Inflections: Plural rhipsales, rhipsalises, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhipsalis.

Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhipsalis, genus name ( J. Gaertner De fructibus et seminibus plantarum (1788) I. 137) < ancient Greek ῥίψ wickerwork, mat, of unknown origin + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹.

Any plant of the genus Rhipsalis, comprising epiphytic, often pendulous cacti with flexuous, interlacing branches and translucent white berries, mostly native to tropical America, but including R. baccifera, the only cactus known to occur naturally in the Old World; also called mistletoe cactus. Also (in form Rhipsalis): the genus itself.

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hedgehog thistle1597

Opuntia1601

mescal1709

Barbados gooseberry1756

night-flowering cereus1789

vygebosch1795

night-blooming cereus1799

rhipsalis1819

pigface1830

window plant1838

old man cactus1845

cholla1846

fish-hook cactus1846

spleenwort1846

epiphyllum1858

old man's head1858

rainbow cactus1860

green snake1864

torchwood1866

queen of the night1870

vingerpol1875

nipple cactus1876

niggerhead1877

rat's tail cactus1878

rat-tail cactus1878

Christmas cactus1880

barrel cactus1881

peyote1885

mistletoe cactus1889

schlumbergera1898

pincushion1940

opuntioid1944

1819 A. H. Haworth Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum 40 Where is the good botanist who cannot, without florescence, separate Geranium from Pelargonium.., or Rhipsalis from Pereskia or Epiphyllum?

1845 Chambers's Edinb. Mag. 19 Apr. 253/1 Although the opuntias which cover the volcanic soil of Sicily may be justly regarded as exotics, we can scarcely consider the opuntias, rhipsales, and other cactaceous plants which are found in Central and Southern Africa as other than true natives.

1884 L. Castle Cactaceous Plants 72 The chief distinguishing characters relied upon being the position of the flowers—namely, at the points of the branches, instead of being produced at the sides as in the other Rhipsalises.

1962 Amateur Gardening 24 Feb. 2/1 Several genera are epiphytes, growing..on the..branches of trees..[including] the various species of mistletoe cactus, rhipsalis.

1991 Amer. Horticulturist Sept. 23/3 Exotic ever-changing Earth Stars, Staghorns, Bromeliads, Philodendrons, Rhipsalis.

2007 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 June (Spectrum section) 23 Rhipsalis species are suitable for semi-shade.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rhipsalis
释义	rhipsalisn. Brit. /rɪpˈseɪlᵻs/, /ˈrɪpsəlɪs/, U.S. /rɪpˈseɪləs/, /ˈrɪpsələs/ Inflections: Plural rhipsales, rhipsalises, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Rhipsalis. Etymology: < scientific Latin Rhipsalis, genus name ( J. Gaertner De fructibus et seminibus plantarum (1788) I. 137) < ancient Greek ῥίψ wickerwork, mat, of unknown origin + classical Latin -ālis -al suffix¹. Any plant of the genus Rhipsalis, comprising epiphytic, often pendulous cacti with flexuous, interlacing branches and translucent white berries, mostly native to tropical America, but including R. baccifera, the only cactus known to occur naturally in the Old World; also called mistletoe cactus. Also (in form Rhipsalis): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1819 A. H. Haworth Supplementum Plantarum Succulentarum 40 Where is the good botanist who cannot, without florescence, separate Geranium from Pelargonium.., or Rhipsalis from Pereskia or Epiphyllum? 1845 Chambers's Edinb. Mag. 19 Apr. 253/1 Although the opuntias which cover the volcanic soil of Sicily may be justly regarded as exotics, we can scarcely consider the opuntias, rhipsales, and other cactaceous plants which are found in Central and Southern Africa as other than true natives. 1884 L. Castle Cactaceous Plants 72 The chief distinguishing characters relied upon being the position of the flowers—namely, at the points of the branches, instead of being produced at the sides as in the other Rhipsalises. 1962 Amateur Gardening 24 Feb. 2/1 Several genera are epiphytes, growing..on the..branches of trees..[including] the various species of mistletoe cactus, rhipsalis. 1991 Amer. Horticulturist Sept. 23/3 Exotic ever-changing Earth Stars, Staghorns, Bromeliads, Philodendrons, Rhipsalis. 2007 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 23 June (Spectrum section) 23 Rhipsalis species are suitable for semi-shade. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1819
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