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Definition of Ceraceous
1. a. Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.
Definition of Ceraceous
1. Adjective. waxy ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ceraceous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Ceraceous
1. Waxen. Origin: L. Cera, wax (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceraceous
Literary usage of Ceraceous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington by Biological Society of Washington (1906)
"... pinnae lanceolate, exactly alternate throughout, dull greenish and devoid of
glandular or ceraceous covering upon the upper surface, the larger ones ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... or learned), ceraceous (tech.); spec, ceru- minous. 2. See IMPRESSIBLE. way, n.
1. via (Latin); spec, passage, avenue, path, footway, walk, route, cut, ..."
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