ceriferous

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• Ceriferous — Ce*rif er*ous, a. [L. ra wax + ferous.] Producing wax. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• ceriferous — [sə rif′ər əs] adj. [< L cera, wax + FEROUS] producing wax …   English World dictionary

• ceriferous — /si rif euhr euhs/, adj. producing or secreting wax, as a gland. [CER + I + FEROUS] * * * cerifˈerous adjective (biology) Producing wax • • • Main Entry: ↑cere * * * ceriferous, a. (sɪˈrɪfərəs) [f. L. type *cērifer (f. cēra + fer bearing) + …   Useful english dictionary

• ceriferous — adj. [L. cera, wax; ferre, to carry] Bearing or producing wax …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• ceriferous — /si rif euhr euhs/, adj. producing or secreting wax, as a gland. [CER + I + FEROUS] * * * …   Universalium

• ceriferous — adjective Containing or producing cerium …   Wiktionary

• ceriferous — producing wax Bearing and Carrying …   Phrontistery dictionary

• ceriferous —   a. yielding wax …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Bearing and Carrying — The following table is a relatively complete listing of words relating to the bearing, exuding, carrying, emitting, or containing of things by other things. Note that almost all of them end in ferous or gerous (from the Latin ferre and gerere,… …   Phrontistery dictionary