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ce·reus (sir′ē əs)

noun

any of a genus (Cereus) of cactus, including a number of night-blooming varieties of other genera, native to the SW U.S. and Mexico

Etymology: ModL < L, wax taper < cera, wax: so named from the shape of certain varieties

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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