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Definition of Acanthocereus
1. Noun. Mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers; tropical America and Caribbean region.
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acanthocereus
Literary usage of Acanthocereus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The males of Acanthocereus are smaller than the females and much rarer, ...
Here the summer eggs WATER FLEA, Acanthocereus. . . , . . . , . . , . , , (Much ..."
2. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture: A Discussion for the Amateur, and by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1914)
"... in the first edition of this work that are not here given may be looked for
under the following genera: Acanthocereus, Aporocactus, ..."
3. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections by Smithsonian Institution (1922)
"... its branches resemble Acanthocereus, and the small limb of the flower resembles
... suggesting Acanthocereus, it forms ultimately a thick woody trunk. ..."
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