deerhorn cactus

noun

: a shrubby cactus (Peniocereus greggii synonym Cereus greggii) native to the southwestern U.S. and adjacent parts of northern Mexico that has night-blooming white flowers and spiny scarlet fruits

called also night-blooming cereus

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of deerhorn cactus was in 1911

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“Deerhorn cactus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deerhorn%20cactus. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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