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cactus vs Christmas cactus

Christmas cactus vs cactus

cactus and Christmas cactus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cactus Yes No No No
Christmas cactus Yes No No No
As nouns, Christmas cactus is a hyponym of cactus; that is, Christmas cactus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cactus:
  • cactus: any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
  • Christmas cactus: epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
cactus (noun) Christmas cactus (noun)
any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines epiphytic cactus of Brazilian ancestry widely cultivated as a houseplant having jointed flat segments and usually rose-purple flowers that bloom in winter
Difference between cactus and Christmas cactus

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