Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Waxy or waxlike.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In botany, waxy: applied to bodies which have the texture and color of new wax, as the pollen-masses of many orchids.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective waxy

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin cēra, wax; see cerate + –aceous.]

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