night-bloom|ing cereus

night-bloom|ing cereus: night-bloom|ing cereus «NYT _BLOO mihng»,

any one of a genus of climbing American cactuses whose large, fragrant, white flowers open at night. One variety with flowers about one foot long is cultivated in the tropics as a hedge.

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night-bloomingcereus — night bloom·ing cereus (nītʹblo͞o mĭng) n. Any of various night blooming cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, Peniocereus, and Selenicereus, having large fragrant flowers. * * * … Universalium
Night-blooming cereus — Night blooming Night bloom ing, a. Blooming in the night. [1913 Webster] {Night blooming cereus}. (Bot.) See Note under {Cereus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Night-blooming — Night bloom ing, a. Blooming in the night. [1913 Webster] {Night blooming cereus}. (Bot.) See Note under {Cereus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
night-blooming cereus — night′ bloom ing ce′reus n. pln any of various cacti, as of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, and Selenicereus, having large, usu. white flowers that open at night • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang

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