genus cereus

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   genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white

   SynonymsCereus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus cereus

What does genus cereus mean?

genus cereus means "genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white".

What is another word for genus cereus?

Close synonyms include Cereus. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus cereus a common word?

genus cereus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.