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ceraceous

ce·ra·ceous

US/sɜrˈeɪʃʌs/ uncommon

adjective

1.

resembling or covered with wax

  • “as shiny as a waxy pippin”
  • “the ceraceous surface of the leaves”
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Origin

From Latin cēra (“wax”) + -aceous.

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