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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ce•re•us (sēr′ē əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. -us•es. - Plant Biologyany of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- Plant Biologyany of several related, similar plants, esp. of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, and Selenicereus.
- Neo-Latin, Latin cēreus wax candle, noun, nominal use of cēreus cereous
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