Thesaurus: cereus
A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
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- n. A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
- A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili. Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name Night- blooming cereus is specially applied to the Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus, whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height, is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico, Texas, etc.
- A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives ofAmerica, from California to Chili.
- n:100 n. genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white