English Explanatory Dictionary

melicerous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Consisting of or containing honeylike matter; said of certain encysted tumours.

Word forms

melicerous more melicerous most melicerous

Etymology

From Latin meliceris (“a kind of tumor”), from Ancient Greek μελικηρίς (melikērís, “honeycomb”), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + κηρός (kērós, “wax”).

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