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a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.[1885-90]
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mistletoe cactus
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mistletoe cactus — noun a plant of the genus Rhipsalis • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Member Holonyms: ↑Rhipsalis, ↑genus Rhipsalis * * * noun : a plant of the genus Rhipsalis * * * a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera ( … Useful english dictionary
Mistletoe cactus — Rhipsalis (E) … EthnoBotanical Dictionary
Mistletoe — For other uses, see Mistletoe (disambiguation). European mistletoe attached to a silver birch Mistletoe is the common name for obligate hemi parasitic plants in several families in the order Santalales. The plants in question grow attached to and … Wikipedia
mistletoecactus — mistletoe cactus n. A leafless, epiphytic tropical American cactus (Rhipsalis baccifera). * * * … Universalium
Rhipsalis — For the algae, see Halimeda. Mistletoe cactus redirects here. This may also mean specifically Rhipsalis baccifera, or, more generally, other Rhipsalideae. Cactus mistletoe is Tristerix aphylla, a Chilean species of mistletoe, whose preferred… … Wikipedia
Rhipsalis baccifera — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Rhipsalidopsis. Rhipsalis … Wikipédia en Français
Rhipsalis baccifera — Taxobox name = Mistletoe cactus status = secure regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Cactaceae tribus = Rhipsalideae genus = Rhipsalis species = R. baccifera binomial = Rhipsalis… … Wikipedia
Rhipsalis — Ne doit pas être confondu avec Rhipsalidopsis. Rhipsalis … Wikipédia en Français
Rhipsalis baccifera — ID 70961 Symbol Key RHBA2 Common Name mistletoe cactus Family Cactaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, PR, VI Growth Habit Shrub Duration … USDA Plant Characteristics
genus Rhipsalis — noun large genus of epiphytic or lithophytic unarmed cacti with usually segmented stems and pendulous branches; flowers are small followed by berrylike fruits • Syn: ↑Rhipsalis • Hypernyms: ↑caryophylloid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cactaceae … Useful english dictionary
