Santa Marta: Meaning and Definition of

San•ta Mar•ta

Pronunciation: (san'tu mär'tu Sp. sän'tä mär'tä), [key]
  1. a seaport in NW Colombia. 102,484.
  2. a cactus, Heliocereus speciosus, of Mexico and Central America, having scarlet flowers 6–7 in. (15–17 cm) long.
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