cereus

英 ['sɪərɪəs] 美 ['sɪrɪəs]

• n. (产于美国西部和热带美洲的)仙人掌

英英释义

Noun:

1. genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. So desert should take heat with cereus.
   所以沙漠应该为仙人掌而热烈。

词汇搭配

• night-blooming cereus 昙花