Cereus

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

Synonyms

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genus cereus

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

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hedgehog cereusnight-blooming cereus

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