"ceroid" meaning in English

See ceroid in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ceroid [comparative], most ceroid [superlative]
Etymology: From cereus + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cereus|oid}} cereus + -oid Head templates: {{en-adj}} ceroid (comparative more ceroid, superlative most ceroid)
  1. (botany) Resembling a cereus cactus. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-ceroid-en-adj-x2dW0pik Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: ceroids [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ceroid (countable and uncountable, plural ceroids)
  1. A polymeric pigmented material composed of oxidized lipids and protein. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: ceroidosis
    Sense id: en-ceroid-en-noun-wL4ojk9K Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -oid, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 41 27 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -oid: 27 49 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 51 23 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 49 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: ceroids [plural]
Etymology: From cereus + -oid. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|cereus|oid}} cereus + -oid Head templates: {{en-noun}} ceroid (plural ceroids)
  1. (botany) A plant resembling a cereus cactus. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-ceroid-en-noun-1fphKRoG Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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