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HYLOCEREUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers
Synonyms:
genus Hylocereus; Hylocereus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Hylocereus" is a kind of...):
caryophylloid dicot genus (genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers)
Meronyms (members of "Hylocereus"):
night-blooming cereus (any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus)
Holonyms ("Hylocereus" is a member of...):
Cactaceae; cactus family; family Cactaceae (constituting the order Opuntiales)