"cerula" meaning in Latin

See cerula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈkeː.rʊ.ɫa] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ru.la] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: cēra (“wax”) + -ula Etymology templates: {{af|la|cēra|-ulus|alt2=-ula|gloss1=wax}} cēra (“wax”) + -ula Head templates: {{la-noun|cērula<1>|g=f}} cērula f (genitive cērulae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cērula<1>}} Forms: cērula [canonical, feminine], cērulae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cērula [nominative, singular], cērulae [nominative, plural], cērulae [genitive, singular], cērulārum [genitive, plural], cērulae [dative, singular], cērulīs [dative, plural], cērulam [accusative, singular], cērulās [accusative, plural], cērulā [ablative, singular], cērulīs [ablative, plural], cērula [singular, vocative], cērulae [plural, vocative]
  1. a small piece of wax, especially one used to strike out objectionable passages in books Tags: declension-1
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