Cĕr'a-sīne, n.
n. [From Lat. cerasus, Gr. κέρασος, the cherry-tree.] (Chem.) Any gummy substance which swells in cold water, but does not readily dissolve in it, as the gum which exudes from the cherry-tree. Ure.
n. [From Lat. cerasus, Gr. κέρασος, the cherry-tree.] (Chem.) Any gummy substance which swells in cold water, but does not readily dissolve in it, as the gum which exudes from the cherry-tree. Ure.