(n)a cactus of the genus Ferocactus: unbranched barrel-shaped cactus having deep ribs with numerous spines and usually large funnel-shaped flowers followed by dry fruits
(n)epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter, Syn.Schlumbergera baridgesii, Schlumbergera buckleyi
(n)spring-blooming South American cactus with oblong joints and coral-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Schlumbergera, Syn.Schlumbergera gaertneri, Hatiora gaertneri
(n)commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that bloom for several days, Syn.rat's-tail cactus, Aporocactus flagelliformis
(n)small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by red fleshy fruits, Syn.genus Zygocactus
(n)desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers, Syn.Jacob's staff, coachwhip, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens
n.; pl. barrel cacti /plu>. any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S. and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in the genera Ferocactus and Echinocactus. [ PJC ]
n. ; pl. E. CactusesCacti [ L., a kind of cactus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] (Bot.) Any plant of the order Cactacæ, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cactus wren (Zoöl.), an American wren of the genus Campylorhynchus, of several species. [ 1913 Webster ]
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