Definition of Easter cactus

1. Noun. Spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera.

Exact synonyms: Hatiora Gaertneri, Schlumbergera Gaertneri
Generic synonyms: Cactus
Group relationships: Genus Hatiora, Hatiora

Lexicographical Neighbors of Easter Cactus

East Timorese
East Tocharian
East Turkestan Islamic Movement
East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Eastaughffe
Easter
Easter Bunny
Easter Day
Easter Island
Easter Islander
Easter Monday
Easter Moon
Easter Sunday
Easter bunny
Easter cactus (current term)
Easter card
Easter daisy
Easter egg
Easter egg hunt
Easter egg hunts
Easter egg roll
Easter eggs
Easter giant
Easter giants
Easter lily
Easter lily vine
Easterling
Easterlings
Eastern-rigged

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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