night-bloom·ing cereus (n t bl  m ng)n. Any of various night-blooming cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, Peniocereus, and Selenicereus, having large fragrant flowers. |
night-blooming cereus
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc., having large fragrant flowers that open at night
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| Noun | 1. |  night-blooming cereus - any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereuscactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Selenicereus, Selenicereus - mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night queen of the night, Selenicereus grandiflorus - tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits |
| 2. | night-blooming cereus - any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines genus Hylocereus, Hylocereus - genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers | |
| 3. | night-blooming cereus - any of several cacti of the genus Cereus cactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines Cereus, genus Cereus - genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white |
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