Epiphyllum

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epiphyllum \Ep`i*phyl"lum\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)
     A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems,
     and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and
     several species are in cultivation. Epiphyseal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  epiphyllum
       n : any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed
           irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
           [syn: {orchid cactus}]