night-blooming cereus

noun

moonlight cacti (Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.)), esp.

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Meanings

nounnight-blooming cereus (plural night-blooming cereuses)

plural night-blooming cereuses

  1. Any of various cacti with night-blooming flowers:
    1. moonlight cacti (Selenicereus (syn. Hylocereus) spp.)), esp.
    2. Selenicereus grandiflorus
    3. Gregg's nightblooming cereus (Peniocereus greggii)

      Synonyms: Arizona queen of the night, deer-horn cactus, sweet potato cactus, midnight cactus, queen of the night

    4. dutchman's pipe (Epiphyllum oxypetalum)

Synonyms & antonyms

nounGregg's nightblooming cereus (Peniocereus greggii)

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Arizona queen of the night, deer-horn cactus, sweet potato cactusmidnight cactusqueen of the night
Also see
midnight cactus
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APA

night-blooming cereus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-blooming%20cereus

MLA

“night-blooming cereus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-blooming%20cereus. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “night-blooming cereus,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/night-blooming%20cereus.

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