- Cereous
- Cereous \Ce"re*ous\, a. [L. cereus, fr. cera was.] Waxen; like wax. [Obs.] --Gayton. [1913 Webster]
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Cereous
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cereous — adj. [L. cereus, waxen] Wax like … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
cereous — /sear ee euhs/, adj. Obs. waxlike. [1595 1605; < L cereus waxen, equiv. to cer(a) wax + eus EOUS] * * * … Universalium
cereous — adj. waxed, covered with wax … English contemporary dictionary
cereous — /ˈsɪəriəs/ (say searreeuhs) adjective waxlike; waxy. {Latin cereus} …
cereous — adjective Etymology: Latin cereus, from cera wax obsolete : like wax : waxen … Useful english dictionary
Waxy corn — (maize) was found in China in 1909. As this plant showed many peculiar traits, the American breeders long used it as a genetic marker to tag the existence of hidden genes in other maize breeding programs. In 1922 a researcher found that the… … Wikipedia
Nausherwani tombs — or Noshirwani tombs are located near Qila Ladgasht in Mashkel tehsil, Kharan District, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Nausherwani tombs are a set of nine tombs dating back nearly 800 hundred years. According to district gazetteer of Kharan (1906)… … Wikipedia
cereus — /sear ee euhs/, n., pl. cereuses. 1. any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel shaped flowers. 2. any of several related, similar plants, esp. of the genera Hylocereus, Nyctocereus, and… … Universalium
