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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Night-bloom·ing a. Blooming in the night.
 Night-blooming cereus. Bot. See Note under Cereus.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ce·re·us n.  Bot. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 night-blooming cereus
      n 1: any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus
           Selenicereus
      2: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus
      3: any of several cacti of the genus Cereus