night-blooming cereus

night-bloom·ing cereus

(nīt′blo͞o′mĭng)n. Any of various night-blooming cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, and Selenicereus, having large fragrant flowers.

night-blooming cereus

n (Plants) any of several cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc, having large fragrant flowers that open at night

night′-bloom`ing ce′reus

n. any of various cacti, as of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, and Selenicereus, having large, usu. white flowers that open at night. [1800–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	night-blooming cereus - any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereuscactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesgenus Selenicereus, Selenicereus - mostly epiphytic climbing cacti that bloom at nightqueen 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 Hylocereuscactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesgenus 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 Cereuscactus - any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spinesCereus, genus Cereus - genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white