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Easter cactus

Easter cactus noun: a type of cactus grown as an ornamental plant, Schlumbergera gaertneri.

easter cactus: a type of cactus grown as an ornamental plant, Schlumbergera gaertneri
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Noun

Easter cactus (plural Easter cactuses or Easter cacti or Easter cactus)

  1. A type of cactus grown as an ornamental plant, Schlumbergera gaertneri.
    • The flowers of the Easter cactus are rounder and more daisy-like than tubular types of the other two cacti. They come in a broad range of spring colors: yellows, pinks, peaches, reds and white.2012 December 22, Trish Grenfell, “Ask the Master Gardener”, in Colfax Record

Forms of Easter cactus

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pluralEaster cacti
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Questions about Easter cactus

What does Easter cactus mean?
Easter cactus means a type of cactus grown as an ornamental plant, Schlumbergera gaertneri.
What part of speech is Easter cactus?
Easter cactus is a noun.
What is the plural of Easter cactus?
The plural of Easter cactus is Easter cactuses.

Words near Easter cactus in the dictionary

  1. Easter baskets
  2. Easter bilby
  3. Easter break
  4. Easter Bunnies
  5. Easter Bunny
  6. Easter cactus
  7. Easter candle
  8. Easter candles
  9. Easter daisy
  10. Easter Day
  11. Easter egg

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