HyperDic: night-blooming_cereus

English > 3 senses of the expression night-blooming cereus:
NOUNplantnight-blooming cereusany of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
plantnight-blooming cereusany of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
plantnight-blooming cereusany of several cacti of the genus Cereus
English > night-blooming cereus: 3 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus.
Member ofSelenicereus, genus SelenicereusMostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night
Narrowerqueen of the night, Selenicereus grandiflorusTropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches
BroadercactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
English > night-blooming cereus: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus.
Member ofHylocereus, genus Hylocereusgenus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers
BroadercactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
English > night-blooming cereus: 3 senses > noun 3, plant
MeaningAny of several cacti of the genus Cereus.
Member ofCereus, genus Cereusgenus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
BroadercactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines

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