| 单词 | mistletoe cactus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmistletoe cactus mistletoe cactus n. any member of the genus Rhipsalis of epiphytic cacti; spec. the pantropical species R. baccifera, which bears white fruits resembling those of mistletoe. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1850 J. Macfadyen Flora Jamaica II. 182 Rhipsalis... Pseudo-parasitic plants, growing on trees, leafless, with small flowers, and with berries white, resembling those of the mistletoe.] 1889 W. Watson Cactus Culture for Amateurs 227 They [sc. the flowers]..are succeeded by white berries, exactly like those of the Mistletoe, whence the name Mistletoe Cactus, by which this species [sc. Rhipsalis cassytha] is known. 1958 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 45 68 The Cactaceae are a typically Western Hemisphere family, with only the genus Rhipsalis, the Mistletoe Cactus, doubtfully indigenous to the Old World. 1967 G. Elbert & E. Hyams House Plants xi. 102 R[hipsalis] cassytha, the Mistletoe Cactus, is a hanging mass of succulent branches dripping with white berries. < as lemmas |
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