名詞 cereus:

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

ce.re.us

n.（名詞）
Any of several cacti of the genusCereus or closely related genera, such as a night-blooming cereus.
仙影掌，仙人山：一種仙影掌屬 或相近屬仙人掌，如夜里開(kāi)花的仙人掌

來(lái)源：
New Latin Côreus [genus name]
現(xiàn)代拉丁語(yǔ) Côreus [屬名]
from Latin côreus [candle (from its shape)]
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) côreus [蠟燭（得名于其形狀）]
from côra [wax] * see cerate
源自 côra [蠟] *參見(jiàn) cerate