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night–blooming cereus

noun

Definition of NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

:  any of several night-blooming cacti; especially :  a slender sprawling or climbing cactus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) often cultivated for its large showy fragrant white flowers
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First Known Use of NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

1832

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