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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..
Use cereus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Cereus means 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..
Common synonyms include genus cereus.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use cereus where its definition matches the intended context.
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