See Also: cereus(dictionary)
cereus(encyclopedia)
bacillus cereus(medicine)

fructose (iou) and cereus (iou)


fructose (iou)



fructose noun. M19.
[from Latin fructus fruit + -OSE2.]
Chemistry. A hexose sugar which occurs widely (esp. combined in sucrose) in fruit juices, syrups, and honey.

cereus (iou)



cereus noun. L17.
[Latin: see CEREOUS.]
Any of numerous neotropical cacti now or formerly included in the genus Cereus.
night-blooming cereus: see NIGHT noun.
? Many species, esp. those designated 'night-blooming', are now placed in Other genera.