genus selenicereus

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   mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night

   SynonymsSelenicereus

   Broadercaryophylloid dicot genus

   Part ofCactaceae

Questions about genus selenicereus

What does genus selenicereus mean?

genus selenicereus means "mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at night".

What is another word for genus selenicereus?

Close synonyms include Selenicereus. 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 selenicereus a common word?

genus selenicereus 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.