English noun: genus Cereus | |||
1. | genus Cereus (plant) genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white | ||
Synonyms | Cereus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | caryophylloid dicot genus | ||
Member holonym | night-blooming cereus | ||
Member meronym | Cactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae | ||