HyperDic: rattail_cactus

English > 1 sense of the expression rattail cactus:
NOUNplantrattail cactus, rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformiscommonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days
English > rattail cactus: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningcommonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days.
Synonymsrat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis
Member ofAporocactus, genus Aporocactussmall genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico
BroadercactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

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