Cereus
See also: cereus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin cereus (“waxen”)
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): 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
- (anemone genus): See
References
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς (Kēreús).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.re.us/, [ˈkeː.re.ʊs]
Proper noun
Cēreus m (genitive Cēreī); second declension
- A small river of Euboea
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cēreus |
| 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