'Night-blooming cereus' definitions:
Definition of 'night-blooming cereus'
(from WordNet)
noun
Any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
noun
Any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
noun
Any of several cacti of the genus Cereus
Definition of 'Night-blooming cereus'
From: GCIDE
- Night-blooming \Night"-bloom`ing\, a. Blooming in the night. [1913 Webster]
- Night-blooming cereus. (Bot.) See Note under Cereus. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Night-blooming cereus'
From: GCIDE
- Cereus \Ce"re*us\, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of a wax candle.] (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name Night-blooming cereus is specially applied to the Cereus grandiflorus, which is cultivated for its beautiful, shortlived flowers. The Cereus giganteus, whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height, is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico, Texas, etc. [1913 Webster]