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单词 Christmas cactus
释义

Christmas cactus

noun

: a branching Brazilian cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii synonym S. buckleyi) having flat jointed stems with scalloped margins and showy usually red, pink, white, violet, or yellow flowers
also : a related cactus (Schlumbergera truncata synonym Zygocactus truncatus) or a hybrid of this and the Christmas cactus

Word History

Etymology

from its annual blooming around Christmastime

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined above

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