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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesceráceo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /seˈɾa.θe.o/
"El fruto tiene una textura cerácea."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling wax in texture, appearance, or consistency; waxy.
"The unusual flower petals had a distinct ceraceous texture that protected them from moisture loss." - 2
Having a pale, dull yellow or yellowish-white color characteristic of certain waxes.
"The specimen displayed a ceraceous pallor typical of preserved biological tissues."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin word 'cera' meaning wax, via the suffix '-aceous' denoting resemblance or nature. Entering English in the mid-19th century, it was primarily adopted into scientific terminology, particularly in botany and zoology, to describe biological structures resembling wax in texture or appearance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ceraceous" is said worldwide
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cireux
Transliteration: /si.ʁø/
"Les feuilles ont un aspect cireux."
wachsartig
Transliteration: /ˈvaksˌʔaːɐ̯tɪç/
"Die Blätter zeigen eine wachsartige Struktur."
ceraceo
Transliteration: /tʃeˈraː.tʃe.o/
"La superficie della foglia è ceracea."
ceráceo
Transliteration: /seˈɾa.θe.o/
"El fruto tiene una textura cerácea."
ceráceo
Transliteration: /seˈɾa.si.u/
"A pétala apresenta um aspecto ceráceo."
मोमी
Transliteration: momī
"इस पौधे की पत्तियों की बनावट मोमी होती है।"
蜡质的
Transliteration: là zhì de
"这种植物的叶子呈蜡质的。"
밀알갱이의
Transliteration: milalgaeng-i-ui
Script: 밀랍 같은
"그 잎은 밀랍 같은 질감을 가지고 있다."
ろう状の
Transliteration: rō-jō no
Script: 蝋状の
"その花びらは蝋状の質感をしていた。"
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