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Definition: Cereus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.[Websters].

Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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"Cereus" is a common misspelling or typo for: cereous.

Date "Cereus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1686. (references)

Etymology:Cereus \Ce"re*us\, noun. [Latin expression, wax candle, from cera wax. So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of wax candle.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: Cereus

Domain Definition
Antiquities Cereus. A wax candle with a rush wick. See Candela. (references)
Wikipedic Cereus is a genus of cacti. The circumscription of this genus has always been in flux and depends on the authority. (references)

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Common Expressions: Cereus

Expressions Definition
Genus Cereus Genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Golden cereus The golden cereus (Bergerocactus emoryi) is a species of cactus. It is the sole member of the genus Bergerocactus, named after Alwin Berger. The plant is also known as golden spine cereus or snake cactus, though this latter name also applies for Echinocereus pensilis. (references)
Hedgehog cereus Cactus of the genus Echinocereus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Night-blooming cereus 1: (Bot.) See Note under Cereus . Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary.
  2: Any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  3: Any of several cacti of the genus Cereus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  4: Any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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Specialty Expressions: Cereus

Expressions Domain Definition
Bacillus cereus Health A species of rod-shaped bacteria that is a common soil saprophyte. Its spores are widespread and multiplication has been observed chiefly in foods. Contamination may lead to food poisoning. (references)

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Extended Definition: Cereus

Cereus

This article is about the genus of cactus. For Internet poker network known as CEREUS Poker, see Tokwiro Enterprises.
Cereus
Cereus peruvianus
Cereus peruvianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cereeae
Genus: Cereus
Mill.
Species

Cereus is a genus of cactus. The circumscription of this genus has always been in flux and depends on the authority.

Synonymy

The following genera have been brought into synonymy with Cereus:

  • Mirabella F.Ritter
  • Piptanthocereus (A.Berger) Riccob.
  • Subpilocereus Backeb.
Cereus Peruvianus small cuttings
Cereus Peruvianus cutting
Cereus Peruvianus var Monstrose large and dwarf varieties
Cereus Peruvianus var Monstrose flower

Selected species

  • Cereus peruvianus

See also

Nightblooming cereus

External links

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Topics by Level of Interest: Cereus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Bacillus cereus 15     Bacillus cereus 15
Cereus 8     Cereus 8
Golden cereus 6     Cereus mirabella 4
Cereus mirabella 4     Golden cereus 6
Nightblooming cereus 4     Nightblooming cereus 4

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"Cereus" is a common misspelling or typo for: cereous.

Synonym: Cereus
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Expression

 genus cereus.
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Computed Synonyms: cereus

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 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.2196   cereus     cactus     peyote, buttons, mescaline buttons, mescal, big Chief   
 2   1.0194   cereus     cholla     cacti, peyotl, peyote, mescal, prickly pear   
 3   1.0094   cereus     mescal     peyote, cactus, mescaline, mescaline buttons, buttons   
 4   1.0094   cereus     peyote     mescal, cactus, peyote buttons, buttons, peyotl   
 5   1.0089   cereus     prickly pear     Indian fig, tuna, nopal, prickly pear cactus, Barbary fig tree   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: cereus

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.9989   bacillus cereus food-borne infection     bacillus thuringiensis food-borne infection         
 2   1.6079   Nightblooming cereus     Selenicereus grandiflorus         
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: Cereus

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Deutsch Cereus (cereus). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
Français cactier (cactus, cereus). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
French cactier (cactus, cereus). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
German Cereus (cereus). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 선인장의 일종 (mescal, peyote, prickly pear, cereus, peyotl), 손가락 선인장 (cereus). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 선인장의 일종 (mescal, peyote, prickly pear, cereus, peyotl), 손가락 선인장 (cereus). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Cereus (cereus). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Cereus (cereus). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 선인장의 일종 (mescal, peyote, prickly pear, cereus, peyotl), 손가락 선인장 (cereus). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, cereus. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: Cereus

Language Translations for “cereus” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag cathagerathageathagus (cereus). Additional references: Athag, cereus. (volunteer)
Double Dutch cagerageagus (cereus). Additional references: Double Dutch, cereus. (volunteer)
Leet ¢&[z&(_)$ (cereus). Additional references: Leet, cereus. (volunteer)
Oppish coperopeopus (cereus). Additional references: Oppish, cereus. (volunteer)
Pig Latin ereuscay (cereus). Additional references: Pig Latin, cereus. (volunteer)
Terran B certus (cereus). Additional references: Terran B, cereus. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi cuberubeubus (cereus). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, cereus. (volunteer)
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