Night-blooming \Night"-bloom`ing\, a. Blooming in the night. {Night-blooming cereus}. (Bot.) See Note under {Cereus}.
night-blooming cereus n 1: any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus 2: any of several cacti of the genus Hylocereus 3: any of several cacti of the genus Cereus