NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

Meaning of NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS in English

/nuyt"blooh'ming/

any of various cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Peniocereus, Nyctocereus, or Selenicereus, having large, usually white flowers that open at night.

[ 1800-10 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012

NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷- noun ( plural night-blooming cereuses ) : any of several night-blooming cacti: as a. : a slender sprawling or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — [night-blooming cereus] n (1832): any of several night-blooming cacti; esp: a slender sprawling or climbing cactus (Selenicereus grandiflorus) often cultivated …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — noun Date: 1832 any of several night-blooming cacti
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — Date: 1832 : any of several night-blooming cacti ; especially : a slender sprawling or climbing cactus ( Selenicereus grandiflorus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — Function: noun Date: 1832 : any of several night-blooming cacti especially : a slender sprawling or climbing cactus ( Selenicereus …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS — also called Moon Cactus (genus Selenicereus), any member of a group of about 20 species of cacti in the family …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOMING — nagpamulak
English-Visayan vocabulary
CEREUS — noun see: cerumen Date: 1730 any of various cacti (as of the genus Cereus ) of the western United States …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BLOOMING — adjective or adverb Etymology: probably euphemism for bloody Date: 1879 chiefly British — used as a generalized intensive
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NIGHT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night {{link=Gerard of the Night Scenes">Gerard …
Английский словарь Британика
CEREUS — Any of various large cacti (genus Cereus and related genera) of the western U.S. and tropical New World, including the …
Английский словарь Британика
NIGHT — I. ˈnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English night, niht, from Old English niht, næht, neaht; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOOMING — I. adjective Etymology: from present participle of bloom (III) 1. : having blooms unfolding : flowering a blooming violet also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEREUS — ˈsirēəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, wax candle, from cera wax, probably from Greek kēros; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CEREUS — (n.) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
Английский словарь Webster
BLOOMING — (a.) Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the freshness and beauties of youth or health.
Английский словарь Webster
BLOOMING — (a.) Opening in blossoms; flowering.
Английский словарь Webster
CEREUS — ( n. ) A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NIGHT — — nightless , adj. — nightlessly , adv. — nightlike , adj. /nuyt/ , n. 1. the period of darkness …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEREUS — /sear"ee euhs/ , n. , pl. cereuses . 1. any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOOMING — — bloomingly , adv. — bloomingness , n. /blooh"ming/ , adj. 1. in bloom; flowering; blossoming. 2. glowing, as with …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CEREUS — n. type of cactus
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NIGHT — I. ˈnīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English niht; akin to Old High German naht night, Latin noct-, nox, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CEREUS — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Latin, wax candle, from cera wax — more at cerumen Date: 1730 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOOMING — adjective or adverb Etymology: probably euphemism for bloody Date: 1879 chiefly British — used as a generalized intensive blooming fool
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGHT — noun darkness; obscurity; concealment. 2. night ·noun the period after the close of life; death. 3. night ·noun intellectual and …
Webster English vocab
CEREUS — noun a genus of plants of the cactus family. they are natives of america, from california to chili.
Webster English vocab
BLOOMING — adj opening in blossoms; flowering. 2. blooming ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of bloom. 3. blooming ·noun the process of making blooms …
Webster English vocab
NIGHT — [night] n [ME, fr. OE niht; akin to OHG naht night, L noct-, nox, Gk nykt-, nyx] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CEREUS — [ce.re.us] n [NL, genus name, fr. L, wax candle, fr. cera wax--more at cerumen] (1730): any of various cacti (as …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGHT — night BrE AmE naɪt ▷ nights naɪts ▶ ˈ night ˌ blindness, ˌ• ˈ•• BrE AmE ▶ ˈ night owl …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BLOOMING — blooming euphemistic intensifier BrE AmE ˈbluːm ɪŋ ˈblʊm-, -ɪn, -ən ▷ blooming|ly li ▷ blooming|ness nəs nɪs —The forms with …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NIGHT — / naɪt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. the time between one day and the next when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOOMING — / ˈbluːmɪŋ; NAmE ; ˈblʊm-/ adjective [ only before noun ] adverb ( BrE , informal ) a mild swear …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOOMING — bloom ‧ ing /ˈbluːmɪŋ, ˈblʊmən/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] , adverb British English spoken old-fashioned used for emphasizing …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOOMING — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 flourishing; healthy. 2 Brit. sl. an intensive (a blooming miracle). --adv. Brit. sl. an intensive …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOOMING — adj. & adv. adj. 1 flourishing; healthy. 2 Brit. sl. an intensive (a blooming miracle). adv. Brit. sl. an intensive …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NIGHT — n.1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall (shall …
Oxford English vocab
BLOOMING — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. flourishing; healthy. 2 Brit. sl. an intensive (a blooming miracle). --adv. Brit. sl. an intensive …
Oxford English vocab
NIGHT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOOMING — Someone who is blooming looks attractively healthy and full of energy. If they were blooming with confidence they wouldn’t need …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row ▪ She’s been out four nights in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NIGHT — (DARK PERIOD) [noun] - the part of every 24 hour period when it is dark because there is very little …
Cambridge English vocab
BLOOMING — [adjective] [not gradable]A person who is blooming has a healthy, energetic and attractive appearance.She's been blooming since she came out …
Cambridge English vocab
CEREUS — n. Any of various large cacti (genus Cereus and related genera) of the western U.S. and tropical New World, including …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGHT — n. Night of Broken Glass Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night Gerard of the Night Scenes
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOOMING — Adj./Adv. An intensifier. E.g."It's blooming cold outside!"
Slang English vocab
NIGHT — n. fly by night night and day night spot
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
NIGHT — noun 1 when it is dark and most people sleep ADJECTIVE ▪ last , tomorrow ▪ the next , the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BLOOMING — adj. Blooming is used with these nouns: ↑ flower
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NIGHT — • ↑ all day/night/summer etc long • ↑ all day/night/year/week • ↑ by day/by night • ↑ day and night/night …
Longman Activator English vocab
NIGHT — n. 1 (Stygian or Cimmerian) dark or darkness or blackness or gloom; night-time, shades of night, Formal tenebrosity or tenebrousness …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CEREUS — recuse
Anagrams English vocabulary
NIGHT — noun 1 BAD : I don't like driving in the night. GOOD : I don't like driving at night. BAD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
BLOOMING — Picture distortion caused by a high video level. Blooming results when the image sensor of the video camera picks up …
Film and Video English vocabulary
NIGHT — 1. сущ. 1) ночь; вечер on the night of December first ≈ в ночь на первое декабря on that night …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CEREUS — бот. эхиноцереус (ботаника) эхиноцереус (Echinocereus; кактус)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLOOMING — I прил. 1) цветущий Pots full of blooming balsams or geraniums. ≈ Горшки с цветущим бальзамином или геранью. 2) процветающий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIGHT — night.ogg 1. naıt n 1. 1> ночь; время от наступления темноты до рассвета или от 6 часов вечера до 6 …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CEREUS — n бот. эхиноцереус ( Echinocereus ; кактус )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary

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