cathedral cactus

noun

Euphorbia trigona (African milk tree).

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Meanings

nouncathedral cactus (plural cathedral cactuses or cathedral cacti)

plural cathedral cactuses · plural cathedral cacti

  1. Euphorbia trigona (African milk tree).

    Desi's favorite indoor cacti include the white ghost cactus (a pale gray-green candelabra shape with pink flowers) and the African milk tree (also called a cathedral cactus, with small green leaves growing among thorns on tall, straight arms).

    2021 April 13, Emily L. Hay Hinsdale, Never Put a Cactus in the Bathroom: A Room-by-Room Guide to Styling and Caring for Your Houseplants, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 80

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Also see
african milk tree
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