mistletoe cactus

noun

1. a tropical, branched cactus, Rhipsalis baccifera (or cassutha ), having cylindrical stems and mistletoelike fruit.

Word History and Origins

Origin of mistletoe cactus¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

All species of cactus grow in the Americas except the mistletoe cactus found in Africa, Madagascar and Sri Lanka, the scientists wrote in the journal Nature Plants.

From Reuters