cere (redirected from cere hypertrophy)

cere ¹  (sîr)

tr.v. cered, cer·ing, ceres

To wrap in or as if in cerecloth.

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[Middle English ceren, ciren, from Old French cirer, to cover with wax, from Latin crre; see cerate.]

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cere

Noun

a soft waxy swelling, containing the nostrils, at the base of the upper beak of a parrot [Latin cera wax]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cere - the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds beak, neb, nib, pecker, bill - horny projecting mouth of a bird
Verb	1.	cere - wrap up in a cerecloth; "cere a corpse" wrap, wrap up - arrange or fold as a cover or protection; "wrap the baby before taking her out"; "Wrap the present"