queen of the night

Definitions of queen of the night
  1. noun
    tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
    synonyms: Selenicereus grandiflorus
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    type of:
    night-blooming cereus
    any of several night-blooming cacti of the genus Selenicereus
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