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cereus

cereus 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.

cereus: any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family,...
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Noun

cereus (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.

cereus meaning in Arabic

cereus in Arabic

cactus
شَمْعِيَّة šamʕiyya, شَمَعِيَّة šamaʕiyya

Forms of cereus

pluralcereuses

Origin of cereus

Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

Words formed from cereus

Questions about cereus

What does cereus mean?
Cereus means 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.
What is cereus in Arabic?
Cereus in Arabic is شَمْعِيَّة (šamʕiyya), شَمَعِيَّة (šamaʕiyya). See Cereus meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is cereus?
Cereus is a noun.
What is the plural of cereus?
The plural of cereus is cereuses.

Words near cereus in the dictionary

  1. ceresin
  2. ceresine
  3. ceresines
  4. ceresins
  5. cereulide
  6. cereus
  7. cereuses
  8. cerevis
  9. cerevises
  10. cerevisiae
  11. Cerezo

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