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ce·re·us
/ˈsɪriəs/
仙人掌的一種
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
Cereus
n
:
genus
of
much-branched
treelike
or
shrubby
cacti
with
pronounced
ribs
and
rounded
needlelike
spines
and
nocturnal
flowers
usually
white
[
syn
:
genus Cereus
]
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