Cereus
See also: cereus
Translingual
editEtymology
editProper noun
editCereus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – certain columnar cactuses.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sagartiidae – certain sea anemones.
Hypernyms
edit- (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
edit- (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
edit- Acanthocereus
- Armatocereus
- Arthrocereus
- Brachycereus
- Brasilicereus
- Cephalocereus
- Chamaecereus
- Cipocereus
- Cleipaticereus
- Corryocactus
- Echinocereus
- Haageocereus
- Hylocereus (syn. of Selenicereus)
- Isolatocereus
- Jasminocereus
- Lasiocereus
- Lemaireocereus
- Leocereus
- Leptocereus
- Lophocereus
- Marshallocereus
- Micranthocereus
- Nyctocereus
- Oreocereus
- Pachycereus
- Peniocereus
- Pilosocereus
- Praecereus
- Pterocereus
- Pygmaeocereus
- Rauhocereus
- Samaipaticereus
- Selenicereus
- Stenocereus
- Stephanocereus
- Trichocereus
- Weberobauercereus
- Weberocereus
- Yungasocereus
References
edit- Cereus (cactus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cereus (anemone) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cereus (Cactaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Cereus (Sagartiidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latin
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Κηρεύς (Kēreús).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.re.us/, [ˈkeːreʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.re.us/, [ˈt͡ʃɛːreus]
Proper noun
editCēreus m sg (genitive Cēreī); second declension
- A small river of Euboea
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cēreus |
Genitive | Cēreī |
Dative | Cēreō |
Accusative | Cēreum |
Ablative | Cēreō |
Vocative | Cēree |
References
edit- “Euboea”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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- Latin 3-syllable words
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- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Greece
- la:Rivers