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night-blooming cereus
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(plural night-blooming cereuses)
: any of several night-blooming cacti: as
a. : a slender sprawling or climbing cactus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) that has ribbed stems and yellow spines and is often cultivated for its very large showy white strongly-scented flowers which are followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
b. : any of several cacti of the genera Cereus and Hyalocereus with flexuous climbing angled branches and large fragrant white flowers |