cereus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus cereus

  • noun genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
    Cereus.
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hedgehog cereus

  • noun cactus of the genus Echinocereus
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Night-blooming cereus

  • noun any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
  • noun any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
  • noun any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
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  • . (Bot.) See Note under Cereus.
Webster 1913