Cereus Definition

sîrē-əs
noun
Any of a genus (Cereus) of cactus, or any of a number of night-blooming varieties of other genera, native to the SW U.S. and Mexico.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • genus Cereus
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae — certain columnar cactuses.

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Other Word Forms of Cereus

Noun

Singular:
cereus
Plural:
cereuses

Origin of Cereus

  • New Latin Cēreus genus name from Latin cēreus candle (from its shape) from cēra wax cerate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cereus Sentence Examples

  • In one group, represented by Cereus, they consist of a tube, more or less elongated, on the outer surface of which, towards the base, are developed small and at first inconspicuous scales, which gradually 0000 FIG.

  • Those with long - tubed flowers comprise the genera Melocactus, Mammillaria, Echinocactus, Cereus, Pilocereus, Echinopsis, Phyllocactus, Epiphyllum, &c.; while those with short-tubed flowers are Rhipsalis, Opuntia, Peireskia, and one or two of minor importance.

  • Those which require oxygen are called aerobes, e.g. Bacillus cereus.

  • It includes notes of dewy cassis, night blooming cereus, and patchouli.

  • The plants are nearly allied to Cereus, differing chiefly in the floriferous portion developing these longer and more attenuated hair-like spines, which surround the base of the flowers and form a dense woolly head or cephalium.

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