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sericeous

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Adjective
 : 
se=ri=ceous

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective sericeous has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

sericeousa. [L. sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, fr. Sericus belonging to the Seres, Gr. , a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Cf. Silk, Serge a woolen stuff.].
  •  Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.  [1913 Webster]
  •  Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sericeous, adj. Bot. & Zool. covered with silky hairs.

Etymology
LL sericeus silken
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