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Noun vernix has 1 sense
  1. vernix, vernix caseosa - a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
    --1 is a kind of material, stuff

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Vernix

Noun

  1. a greasy substance found on a newborn baby's skin
  2. (botany) a waxy coating on the surface of some plant leaves

Sample Sentences:

  1. The nurse gently cleaned the vernix off the baby's delicate skin.
  2. The leaves of certain plants are covered with a protective vernix that helps reduce water loss.

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