English Explanatory Dictionary

cereus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

Word forms

cereus cereuses

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

Related words

cerein ceroid

Derived words

night-blooming cereus hedgehog cereus

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