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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

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Night-Blooming cereus is a noun.
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WHAT DOES NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

night-blooming cereus

Night-blooming cereus

Night-blooming cereus is the common name referring to a large number of flowering cereus cacti that bloom at night. The flowers are short lived, and some of these species, such as Selenicereus grandiflorus, bloom only once a year, for a single night. Other names for one or more cacti with this habit are princess of the night, Honolulu queen, and queen of the night.

Definition of night-blooming cereus in the English dictionary

The definition of night-blooming cereus in the dictionary is any of several cacti of the genera Hylocereus, Selenicereus, etc, having large fragrant flowers that open at night.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

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night-bird
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night-light
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night-time
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nightcap
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nightclothes
nightclub
nightclubber

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

actus reus
Atreus
aureus
Briareus
cereus
Deus
Morpheus
Nereus
nucleus
Orpheus
Perseus
Piraeus
Prometheus
Proteus
Reus
Tereus
Thaddeus
Tyndareus
Zagreus
Zeus

Synonyms and antonyms of night-blooming cereus in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «night-blooming cereus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS

Find out the translation of night-blooming cereus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night-blooming cereus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «night-blooming cereus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

昙花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

que florece de noche cereus
570 millions of speakers

English

night-blooming cereus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रात खिल Cereus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

للأزهر يلة الشمعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ночные - цветущие эхиноцереус
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

florescendo noite cereus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতের বেলা স্রোত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cereus nuit floraison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cereus bermata malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nacht -Blooming cereus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜咲くセレウス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밤에 피는 세레 우스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cereus-blooming wengi
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nở hoa ban đêm cereus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இரவு-பூக்கும் செரிஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्रीचा फुलणारा कर्कश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Gece çiçeklenme cereus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cereo notturno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

noc - kwitnienie cereus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нічні - квітучі ехіноцереус
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cereus - înflorit de noapte
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νύχτα - ανθίζοντας cereus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nag - blom cereus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

natt - blommande cereus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

natt -blomstringen cereus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of night-blooming cereus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS»

The term «night-blooming cereus» is normally little used and occupies the 132.661 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about night-blooming cereus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS»

Discover the use of night-blooming cereus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to night-blooming cereus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Night-Blooming Cereus
Theo Bloomer, a retired Connecticut florist, discovers that his niece, Dorrie Caldicott, refuses to leave a kibbutz in Israel because her Vassar roommate may be involved with some dangerous characters implicated in gunrunning and terrorism
Joan Hadley, 1989
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Night-blooming Cereus: Stories
A housekeeper embroiders her deepest yearnings into the laundry of the residents of a rooming house. K. A. Longstreet's stories are appealing and varied. This collection is unusual in many ways, not the least of which is its breadth.
K. A. Longstreet, 2002
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The Blossoms of the Night-Blooming Cereus
Since 1988, when she began to write seriously, her poetry output has grown to 642 poems so far, some published in USA, Canada, England, India, South Africa, and Australia. This book contains 55 of them.
Ursula T. Gibson, 2005
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The Night Blooming Cereus
Harold O. Wilson. THE NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS AND OTHER STORIES BY HAROLD O. WILSON THE NIGHT BLOOMING CEREUS This book is a work of.
Harold O. Wilson, 2009
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The Gardeners' Monthly and Horticulturist
Without further preface, the reader must imagine that we are standiug together in the greenhouse, while the gardener points out to us the world-renowned Night- blooming Cereus. High on yonder shelf, near the glass, we perceive a peculiar ...
‎1864
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The Gardener's Monthly and Horticultural Advertiser
Without f urther preface, the reader must imagine that we are standing together in the greenhouse, while the gardener points out to us the world-renowned Night- blooming Cereus. High on yonder shelf, near the glass, we perceive a peculiar ...
‎1864
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Gardener's Monthly and Horticulturist
Wo can scarce forbear a smile when we are told that this is the celebrated 'Night- blooming Cereus.' "What!" we exclaim, "can this plant produce a flower that has set thousands in raptures of delight ?" But truth is stranger than fiction. If we look ...
Thomas Meehan, 1864
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Beautiful at All Seasons: Southern Gardening and Beyond with ...
I cannot imagine anyone ever getting tired of a night-blooming cereus. The flowers begin to open about 8:30, or soon after dark, and watching them slowly unfurl is a fascinating pastime. Unfortunately, I lost my way and by the time we got there, ...
Elizabeth Lawrence, 2007
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The Enigma of Good and Evil: The Moral Sentiment in Literature
In and as the night-blooming cereus erotic desire is phenomenalized as unrelated to the concepts of shame and/or consummation. Every year the inhabitants of the little village of Ashley, Vermont, gather at the house of Nelly and Gene' ...
Anna-Teresa Tymieniecka, 2005
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Paper Cathedrals: Poems
... The American Literary Review, "Charles Darwin and the Theology of Natural Science"; 2ist: A Journal of Photography, Culture, and Criticism, "Driftwood Table, " "The Garden in Solitude," "The Pilgrimage of Lazarus," "Night Blooming Cereus"  ...
Morri Creech, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night-blooming cereus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nature is not always ready to wait
He was inspecting his night-blooming cereus, a plant that, true to its name, blooms only for a few hours after dark. The cereus waits for no one, and my ... «The Advocate, Jul 15»
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Greenhouse offering rare glimpse at night-blooming cactus
The flowers on a night-blooming cereus begin to open inside the West Branch Greenhouse July 1. They will start to wilt by sunrise the following ... «Ogemaw County Herald, Jul 15»
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Night is right for cereus bloom
Jim Van Horn's night-blooming cereus lived up to its name June 21. ... Van Horn brought the night-blooming cereus back from a trip to Florida, ... «Centre Daily Times, Jun 15»
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Flowering Beauty: Photos of Desert Ironwood Trees
Here, some night-blooming cereus cacti grow under the protective shade of a desert ironwood tree. (Credit: Linda & Dr. Dick Buscher) ... «Live Science, Jun 15»
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See the Flowers that Bloom All At Once, One Night a Year
The mysterious night-blooming cereus just dazzled a garden in Tucson. Scientists still aren't sure exactly how they bloom at the same time. «Smithsonian, Jun 15»
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Tohono Chul expects 1500 for night-blooming cereus
Tohono Chul Park officials say that the night-blooming cereus will open Friday night, June 12. It is a much-anticipated night, because the ... «Tucson News Now, Jun 15»
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Grand Ole Opry star Jim Ed Brown dies at 81
Tohono Chul expects 1,500 for night-blooming cereus · Tohono Chul expects 1,500 for night-blooming cereus. Updated: Friday, June 12 2015 ... «Tucson News Now, Jun 15»
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Some common questions about killer bees menacing Arizona
Tohono Chul expects 1,500 for night-blooming cereus. Tohono Chul Park officials say that the night-blooming cereus will open tonight. The flowers bloom only ... «Tucson News Now, Jun 15»
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Football transfer rumours: Arsenal to sign Juventus' Arturo Vidal?
Like anything truly beautiful, like the flowering of the night-blooming cereus, or the respite of a bank holiday Monday, its existence is fleeting, ... «The Guardian, May 15»
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Night-flowering plants add evening appeal
Night-blooming cereus. This sprawling tropical plant is a member of the cactus family. Its leafless stems are robust growers, demanding a large ... «Dallas Morning News, May 15»

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