English Explanatory Dictionary

night-blooming cereus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:
moonlight cacti (Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.)), esp.
Selenicereus grandiflorus
Gregg's nightblooming cereus (Peniocereus greggii)
dutchman's pipe (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Word forms

night-blooming cereus night-blooming cereuses

Synonyms

Arizona queen of the night, deer-horn cactus, sweet potato cactus midnight cactus queen of the night

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