cereus

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noun

Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

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Meanings

nouncereus (plural cereuses)

plural cereuses

  1. Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

Origin

  1. translingualCereus
  2. Englishcereus

Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

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Translations

Arabic شَمْعِيَّة, شَمَعِيَّة
  • شَمْعِيَّة (šamʕiyya)cactus
  • شَمَعِيَّة (šamaʕiyya)cactus
Chinese Mandarin 仙人柱, 天輪柱 /天轮柱
  • 仙人柱 (xiānrénzhù)cactus
  • 天輪柱 /天轮柱 (tiānlúnzhù)cactus
  • 六角柱 (liùjiǎozhù)cactus
Dutch zuilcactus
  • zuilcactuscactus
Finnish pylväskaktus
  • pylväskaktuscactus
French cierge
  • ciergecactus
Polish pałczak, otąg
  • pałczakcactus
  • otągcactus
Russian цереус
  • цереус (cereus)cactus
Slovak fakľovec
  • fakľoveccactus
Spanish gigantón, aguacolla
  • gigantóncactus
  • aguacollacactus
Swedish pelarkaktus
  • pelarkaktuscactus
Ukrainian цере́ус
  • цере́ус (ceréus)cactus

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

securerescuerecuseCreusecurseeceruse
Cite this entry
APA

cereus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cereus

MLA

“cereus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cereus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cereus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cereus.

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