Definition of Cereus

1. Noun. Genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cereus
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Night-blooming Cereus

Definition of Cereus

1. n. A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.

Definition of Cereus

1. a tall cactus [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cereus

ceremonies
ceremonious
ceremoniously
ceremoniousness
ceremony
Cerenkov
Cerenkov radiation
cereolysin
cereous
Ceres
ceresin
ceresin
ceresine
ceresines
ceresins
Cereus
cereuses
cerge
cerges
ceria
cerias
ceric
ceriman
cerin
cering
ceriph
ceriphs
cerise
cerises
cerite

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