# cereus

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,125

## Definitions
1. Any of the genus Cereus, either as currently or formerly defined, of plants of the cactus family, natives to the Americas, from California to Chile.

## Etymology
Borrowed from translingual Cereus. Doublet of serge.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cereus