sericeous.
Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
sericeous color
Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
a sericeous leaf
sericeous ovary
Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs
sericeous spot of hairs
sericeous pile
Where this word comes from
From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.
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