[ce.re.us] n [NL, genus name, fr. L, wax candle, fr. cera wax--more at cerumen] (1730): any of various cacti (as of the genus Cereus) of the western U.S. and tropical America
CEREUS
Meaning of CEREUS in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012