"melicerous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more melicerous [comparative], most melicerous [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin meliceris (“a kind of tumor”), from Ancient Greek μελικηρίς (melikērís, “honeycomb”), from μέλι (méli, “honey”) + κηρός (kērós, “wax”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|meliceris||a kind of tumor}} Latin meliceris (“a kind of tumor”), {{der|en|grc|μελικηρίς||honeycomb}} Ancient Greek μελικηρίς (melikērís, “honeycomb”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} melicerous (comparative more melicerous, superlative most melicerous)
  1. (medicine) Consisting of or containing honeylike matter; said of certain encysted tumours.
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