Cereus
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Cereus hildmannianus, a representative of the cactus genus 
Cereus pedunculatus, a representative of the anemone genus
See also: cereus
Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Cereus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain columnar cactuses.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sagartiidae – certain sea anemones.
Hypernyms
- (cactus genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Cactaceae – family; Cactoideae - subfamily; Cereeae - tribe; Cereinae - subtribe
- (anemone genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Cnidaria – phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Actiniaria - order; Nyantheae - suborder; Thenaria - infraorder; Acontiaria - subinfraorder; Sagartiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (cactus genus): Cactus subg. Cereus, Cactus subg. Ebneria, Cactus subg. Mirabella, Cactus subg. Oblongicarpi - subgenera. See
Cereus (Cactaceae) on WikispeciesWikispecies for the very numerous species. - (anemone genus): See
Cereus (anemone) on WikipediaWikipedia for species.
Derived terms
- Acanthocereus
- Armatocereus
- Arthrocereus
- Brachycereus
- Brasilicereus
- Cephalocereus
- Cereeae
- Chamaecereus
- Cipocereus
- Cleipaticereus
- Corryocactus
- Echinocereus
- Haageocereus
- Hylocereus (syn. of Selenicereus)
- Isolatocereus
- Jasminocereus
- Lasiocereus
- Lemaireocereus
- Leocereus
- Leptocereus
- Lophocereus
- Marshallocereus
- Micranthocereus
- Nyctocereus
- Oreocereus
- Pachycereus
- Peniocereus
- Pilosocereus
- Praecereus
- Pterocereus
- Pygmaeocereus
- Rauhocereus
- Samaipaticereus
- Selenicereus
- Stenocereus
- Stephanocereus
- Trichocereus
- Weberobauercereus
- Weberocereus
- Yungasocereus
References
- Cereus (cactus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cereus (anemone) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cereus (Cactaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cereus (Sagartiidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς (Kēreús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.reu̯s/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.reu̯s/,
Proper noun
Cēre͡us m sg (genitive Cēreī); second declension
- A small river of Euboea
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cēre͡us |
| genitive | Cēreī |
| dative | Cēreō |
| accusative | Cēreum |
| ablative | Cēreō |
| vocative | Cēree |
References
- “Euboea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly