# melicerous

> English word · Adjective

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

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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