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cereus in British English
(ˈsɪərɪəs)
noun
1.
any tropical American cactus of the genus Cereus, esp C. jamacaru of N Brazil, which grows to a height of 13 metres (40 feet)
2.
any of several similar and related cacti, such as the night-blooming cereus
Word origin
C18: from New Latin, from Latin cēreus a wax taper, from cēra waxcereus in American English
(ˈsɪriəs)
noun
any of a genus (Cereus) of cactus, including a number of night-blooming varieties of other genera, native to the SW U.S. and Mexico
Word origin
ModL < L, wax taper < cera, wax: so named from the shape of certain varietiesImage ofcereus
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Examples of 'cereus' in a sentencecereus
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- hydrometry
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- hydronephroses
- hydronephrosis
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- hydronium
- hydronium ion
- hydropath
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