Cereus

·noun A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of America, from California to Chili.

cereus
cērĕus, a, um, adj. [cera], waxen, of wax. I Prop., Cic. N. D. 3, 12, 30: effigies, Hor. S. 1, ...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cereus
cēreus (1) adj.cera, waxen, of wax : nihil: effigies, H.: neque proponi cereus opto, offered for ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary