Rhipsalis
noun
Rhip·sa·lis
ripˈsālə̇s
: a genus consisting of chiefly tropical American unarmed cacti that have fleshy mostly cylindrical stems of very diverse habit and small flowers with 6 to 10 petals followed by a berrylike fruit and are often epiphytes with pendent branches see mistletoe cactus
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“Rhipsalis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Rhipsalis. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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