- night-blooming cereus
- noun Date: 1832 any of several night-blooming cacti; especially a slender sprawling or climbing cactus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) often cultivated for its large showy fragrant white flowers
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night-blooming cereus
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Night-blooming cereus — Night blooming Night bloom ing, a. Blooming in the night. [1913 Webster] {Night blooming cereus}. (Bot.) See Note under {Cereus}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Night-blooming cereus — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
night-blooming cereus — [nīt′blo͞om΄iŋ sir′ē əs] n. any of various cactuses that bloom at night, esp. any of many species (genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc.), often grown as house plants … English World dictionary
night-blooming cereus — stambiažiedis rykštinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Peniocereus greggii), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Peniocereus greggii angl. Arizona queen of the night; deer horn cactus; desert night… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
night-blooming cereus — banguotasis kertuotis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos daržovinis, dekoratyvinis, vaisinis, maistinis kultūrinis augalas (Hylocereus undatus), kilęs iš Amerikos atogrąžų. Naudojamas gėrimams gaminti. atitikmenys: lot.… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
night-blooming cereus — didžiažiedis naktenis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis augalas (Selenicereus grandiflorus), paplitęs Meksikoje ir Pietų Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Selenicereus grandiflorus angl. night blooming… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
night-blooming cereus — noun 1. any of several night blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus • Hypernyms: ↑cactus • Hyponyms: ↑queen of the night, ↑Selenicereus grandiflorus • Member Holonyms: ↑Selenicereus, ↑genus Selenicereus … Useful english dictionary
night-blooming cereus — /nuyt blooh ming/ any of various cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, or Selenicereus, having large, usually white flowers that open at night. [1800 10] * * * ▪ cactus also called moonlight cactus (genus Selenicereus) … Universalium
night-blooming cereus — night′ bloom ing ce′reus n. pln any of various cacti, as of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, and Selenicereus, having large, usu. white flowers that open at night • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
desert night-blooming cereus — stambiažiedis rykštinas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaktusinių šeimos augalas (Peniocereus greggii), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Peniocereus greggii angl. Arizona queen of the night; deer horn cactus; desert night… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
