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 Definitions of cereus  [ˈsɪər i əs]  

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Definition of 'cereus' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) cereus
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usu. white, funnel-shaped flowers.

Etymology:  (1720–30; < NL, L cēreus wax candle cēra wax)

Definition of 'cereus' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) Cereus, genus Cereus
genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white


Definition of 'cereus' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) cereus
a genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili



'cereus' - Nearby Entries  

cer  ceremony  ceres  ceresin  cereus  ceric  ceriman  



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