| 单词 | night-blooming cereus |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight-blooming cereus night-blooming cereus n. any of several night-flowering tropical cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc. (formerly included in the genus Cereus); esp. Selenicereus grandiflorus (now usually called queen of the night) and Hylocereus undatus, which has a climbing habit and very large, fragrant white flowers. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cactus and allies > [noun] > other cacti hedgehog thistle1597 Opuntia1601 mescal1709 Barbados gooseberry1756 night-flowering cereus1789 vygebosch1795 night-blooming cereus1799 rhipsalis1819 pigface1830 window plant1838 old man cactus1845 cholla1846 fish-hook cactus1846 spleenwort1846 epiphyllum1858 old man's head1858 rainbow cactus1860 green snake1864 torchwood1866 queen of the night1870 vingerpol1875 nipple cactus1876 niggerhead1877 rat's tail cactus1878 rat-tail cactus1878 Christmas cactus1880 barrel cactus1881 peyote1885 mistletoe cactus1889 schlumbergera1898 pincushion1940 opuntioid1944 1799*Night-blooming cereus [see main sense]. 1829 N. Amer. Rev. July 214 The night-blooming cereus, shooting its roots into the rocks. 1890 Harper's Mag. Mar. 613/1 A sweet face..bearing the same relation to Miss Jasmine's as that existing between a sprig of mignonette and a night-blooming cereus. 1971 E. L. Wardman Bermuda Jubilee Garden 199/2 Night-blooming cereus. A vine-like plant with triangular stems... Useful for clambering over a wall or rock face and even growing up a tree. < as lemmas |
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