night-blooming cereus
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1. any of several cacti of the genus Cereus (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cactus, |
| definition | : | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | cereus, genus cereus, |
| definition | : | genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white (noun.plant) |
2. any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cactus, |
| definition | : | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus hylocereus, hylocereus, |
| definition | : | genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers (noun.plant) |
3. any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | cactus, |
| definition | : | any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | queen of the night, selenicereus grandiflorus, |
| definition | : | tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits (noun.plant) |
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