night-blooming cereus

night-bloom·ing ce·reus

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noun night-blooming cereus any of various cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, or Selenicereus, having large, usually white flowers that open at night. 1
noun night-blooming cereus any of several cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc, having large fragrant flowers that open at night 0
noun night-blooming cereus any of various cactuses that bloom at night, esp. any of many species (genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc.), often grown as house plants 0

before 1800

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First recorded in 1800-10

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