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Definition of Redbird cactus
1. Noun. Low tropical American shrub having powerful emetic properties.
Exact synonyms: Jew Bush, Jew-bush, Jewbush, Pedilanthus Tithymaloides, Redbird Flower
Generic synonyms: Slipper Plant, Slipper Spurge
Generic synonyms: Slipper Plant, Slipper Spurge
Lexicographical Neighbors of Redbird Cactus
Literary usage of Redbird cactus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916)
"redbird cactus. SLIPPER SPURGE. JEW BUSH. Low tender cactus-like shrubs, grown
in collections of succulents. A. Lobe of the involucre above the spur entire. ..."
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