Cereus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin cereus (“waxen”). === Proper noun === Cereus m (botany) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – the cereuses; certain columnar cactuses. (zoology) 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 ==== ==== Descendants ==== === 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.rɛu̯s] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈt͡ʃɛː.reu̯s] === Proper noun === Cēreus m sg (genitive Cēreī); second declension A small river of Euboea ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Euboea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly