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English noun: Cereus

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


Synonymsgenus Cereus


Broader (hypernym)caryophylloid dicot genus


Member holonymnight-blooming cereus


Member meronymCactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae









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