Definition of Genus hylocereus

1. Noun. Genus of climbing or epiphytic tropical American cacti with angular stems and mostly white very fragrant flowers.

Exact synonyms: Hylocereus
Generic synonyms: Caryophylloid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Cactaceae, Cactus Family, Family Cactaceae
Member holonyms: Night-blooming Cereus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hylocereus

genus Hydrilla
genus Hydrobates
genus Hydrocharis
genus Hydrochoerus
genus Hydrodamalis
genus Hydromantes
genus Hydromys
genus Hydrophyllum
genus Hyemoschus
genus Hygrocybe
genus Hygrophorus
genus Hygrotrama
genus Hyla
genus Hylactophryne
genus Hylobates
genus Hylocereus
genus Hylocichla
genus Hylophylax
genus Hymenaea
genus Hymenanthera
genus Hymenophyllum
genus Hynerpeton
genus Hyoscyamus
genus Hypentelium
genus Hypericum
genus Hyperoglyphe
genus Hyperoodon
genus Hyphantria
genus Hypochaeris
genus Hypochoeris

Literary usage of Genus hylocereus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Excluding the Banana, Coconut by Wilson Popenoe (1920)
"The genus Hylocereus has several species which produce good fruits. The widely cultivated plant which usually passes under the name of Cereus tri- angularis ..."

2. The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Joseph Nelson Rose (1920)
"It is very unlike the other species of Hylocereus, having very peculiar stems and no spines, and it may not be of this genus. HYLOCEREUS ..."

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