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† cērintha, ae (-ē, ēs, Plin. 21, 12, 41, § 70), f., = κηρινθη, a plant which bees are fond of, wax-flower: Cerinthe major, Linn.; Verg. G. 4, 63; Col. 9, 8, 13.

† cērinthus, i, m., = κήρινθος, beebread, called also erithace or sandaraca, Plin. 11, 7, 7, § 17.

† cērĭnus, a, um, adj., = κήρινος,

  1. I. waxcolored, yellow like wax: pruna. Plin. 15, 13, 12, § 41 sq.: berylli, id. 37, 5, 20, § 77.
  2. II. Subst.: cērĭna, ōrum, n., a wax-colored garment, Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 51; cf. Non. p. 548, 33.