cereus
noun
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
cereuses
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pluralof cereus.plural
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The true night-blooming cereuses are species of the genus Cereus.
From Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) by L. H. (Liberty Hyde) Bailey
C. grandiflorus and C. Macdonaldiae, the famous Night-blooming cereuses, have white flowers which remain open only one night.
From Gardening Indoors and Under Glass A Practical Guide to the Planting, Care and Propagation of House Plants, and to the Construction and Management of Hotbed, Coldframe and Small Greenhouse by F. F. (Frederick Frye) Rockwell
