night-blooming cereus

Definition of Night-blooming Cereus in English :

1. night-blooming cereus

any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus

2. night-blooming cereus

any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus

3. night-blooming cereus

any of several cacti of the genus Cereus

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Night-blooming Cereus

noun

any of several cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc, having large fragrant flowers that open at night

any of various cactuses that bloom at night, esp. any of many species (genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc.), often grown as house plants

n.

Any of various night-blooming cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, and Selenicereus, having large fragrant flowers.