English-Thai Dictionary
cereus
N พระ แม่ โพสพ
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CEREUS
Ce "re *us, n. Etym: [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of a wax candle. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
cereus
ce re us |ˈsi (ə )rēəs ˈsɪriəs | ▶noun one of numerous neotropical cacti now or formerly included in the genus Cereus.
Oxford Dictionary
cereus
cereus |ˈsɪərɪəs | ▶noun see night-blooming cereus.
Duden Dictionary
Cereus
Ce re us Substantiv, maskulin , der |C e reus |der Cereus; Genitiv: des Cereus lateinisch Säulenkaktus
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