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Noun: Cereus
  1. Genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white
    - genus Cereus

Type of: caryophylloid dicot genus

Part of: Cactaceae, cactus family, family Cactaceae

Encyclopedia: Cereus

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