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   Zygocactus
         n 1: small genus of Brazilian cacti having flat fleshy usually
               branched joints and showy red or pink flowers followed by
               red fleshy fruits [syn: {Zygocactus}, {genus Zygocactus}]

English Dictionary: Zygocactus truncatus by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zygocactus truncatus
n
  1. South American jointed cactus with usually red flowers; often cultivated as a houseplant; sometimes classified as genus Schlumbergera
    Synonym(s): crab cactus, Thanksgiving cactus, Zygocactus truncatus, Schlumbergera truncatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zygospore \Zyg"o*spore\, n. [Gr. [?] a yoke + E. spore.] (Bot.)
      (a) Same as {Zygosperm}.
      (b) A spore formed by the union of several zo[94]spores; --
            called also {zygozo[94]spore}.
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