night-blooming cereus

night-bloom·ing cereus (ntblmng)

n.

Any of various night-blooming cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, Peniocereus, and Selenicereus, having large fragrant flowers.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	night-blooming cereus - any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus cactus - 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