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cereus.

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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noun
  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.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

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