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Definition of Selenicereus
1. Noun. Mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night.
Exact synonyms: Genus Selenicereus
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Night-blooming Cereus
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Night-blooming Cereus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Selenicereus
Literary usage of Selenicereus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1920)
"Flower of Selenicereus hamatus Part of branch of Selenicereus hamatus. Flower of
Selenicereus vagans a and b, branches of Selenicereus vagans. с and d, ..."
2. National Institutes of Health Bulletin by National Institutes of Health (U.S.) (1920)
"... is Selenicereus grandiflorus (Lin.) Britton and Rose. The names given in the
NF, IV, are only synonyms and should not bo used.—Drug. Circ. 1917, v. ..."
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