cereous

[ seer-ee-uhs ]

adjectiveObsolete.

Origin of cereous

1
1595–1605; <Latin cēreus waxen, equivalent to cēr(a) wax + -eus-eous

Words Nearby cereous

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How to use cereous in a sentence

  • Full of excitement and pleasure, she proceeded with the work until the whole cereous coating was removed.

    Xerxes | Jacob Abbott