NOUN | plant | genus Cereus, Cereus | genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white |
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Meaning | genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white. | |
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Synonym | Cereus | |
Member of | Cactaceae, family Cactaceae, cactus family | constituting the order Opuntiales |
Members | night-blooming cereus | Any of several cacti of the genus Cereus |
Broader | caryophylloid dicot genus | genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers |
Spanish | cereus, genus cereus | |
Catalan | cereus, genus cereus |
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