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Synonyms & antonyms
nounSouth American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
Similar
Thanksgiving cactusZygocactus truncatusSchlumbergera truncatus
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crab cactus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20cactus
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“crab cactus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20cactus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crab cactus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crab%20cactus.
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