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ce·re·us  audio  (sîr-s) KEY 

NOUN:
Any of several cacti of the genus Cereus or closely related genera, such as a night-blooming cereus.
ETYMOLOGY:
New Latin Creus, genus name, from Latin creus, candle (from its shape), from cra, wax ; see cerate


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