n.
Pronunciation: ' sir- ē - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, wax candle, from cera wax ― more at CERUMEN
Date: 1730
: any of various cacti (as of the genus Cereus ) of the western U.S. and tropical America
n.
Pronunciation: ' sir- ē - ə s
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, wax candle, from cera wax ― more at CERUMEN
Date: 1730
: any of various cacti (as of the genus Cereus ) of the western U.S. and tropical America
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012