Noun: Thanksgiving cactus
- South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
"The Thanksgiving cactus brightened the windowsill with its festive blooms";
- crab cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus
Type of: cactus
Part of: genus Zygocactus, Zygocactus
Encyclopedia: Thanksgiving cactus