epiphyllum

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Etymology

From the genus name: ἐπί (epí, upon) +‎ φύλλο (phúllo, leaf), referring to its flowers borne on leaflike phylloclades.

Noun

epiphyllum (plural epiphyllums)

  1. A cactus of the genus Epiphyllum.

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