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Thanksgiving cactus

NOUN:

A Brazilian epiphytic cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) having irregular flowers and jointed flat stems with sharply serrate margins. Also called crab cactus .

ETYMOLOGY:
From the time of year at which it blooms

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