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Definition of Easter cactus
1. Noun. Spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera.
Generic synonyms: Cactus
Group relationships: Genus Hatiora, Hatiora
Lexicographical Neighbors of Easter Cactus
Literary usage of Easter cactus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopedia of American Horticulture: Comprising Suggestions for Cultivation by Liberty Hyde Bailey, Wilhelm Miller (1900)
"Easter cactus. Stems of more upright habit, with drooping branches: joints
long-oblong or elliptical to obovate, ЬА-УА in. long by %-l in. broad, ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and ...by Liberty Hyde Bailey by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1917)
"Easter cactus. Sts. of more upright habit, with drooping branches: joints
long-oblong or elliptical to obovate, ¡Hj-2/4 in. long by И~1 in- broad, ..."
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