One of numerous neotropical cacti now or formerly included in the genus Cereus.
Example sentencesExamples
- That night everyone that wanted a cutting received one and the following June at our Red Hat picnic we awarded the person with the largest cereus a prize.
- This species has long been known under the name of Cereus peruvianus, and is probably the most widely cultivated Cereus.
- Another Arizona cereus is the Cereus thurberi commonly called the Organpipe cactus.