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Noun: queen of the night
  1. Tropical American climbing cactus having triangular branches; often cultivated for its large showy night-blooming flowers followed by yellow red-streaked fruits
    "The queen of the night's spectacular bloom lasted only one evening";
    - Selenicereus grandiflorus

Derived forms: queens of the night

Type of: night-blooming cereus

Encyclopedia: Queen of the night