sericeo-comb. form

Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. sericeo-tomentose Brit.

/sᵻˌrɪʃɪə(ʊ)təˈmɛntəʊs/,

/sᵻˌrɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈtəʊm(ə)ntəʊs/, U.S.

/səˌrɪʃioʊˌtoʊˈmɛnˌtoʊs/,

/səˌrɪʃioʊˈtoʊmənˌtoʊs/.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sericeo-.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin sericeo-, combining form (1755 in sericeo-nitidus , or earlier) of sericeus (see sericeous adj.); compare -o- connective.Found in a small number of scientific terms, exemplified below. In sericeo-tomentose (see quots. 1878, 1997) after post-classical Latin sericeo-tomentosus (1770 or earlier).

Chiefly Botany.

Forming adjectives with the sense ‘silky and ——’ or ‘covered in silky hairs and ——’.

ΚΠ

1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 69 L[eaves] many-parted, sericeo-hoary.

1839 Ann. Nat. Hist. 3 384 Perfectly free specimens are beautifully sericeo-strigose, with the flocci more or less matted and fasciculate, so as to give it a shaggy appearance.

1878 J. Miers Apocynaceæ S. Amer. 241 A climbing plant, with villous branches: leaves..villous and scabridulous above, flavescent and sericeo-tomentose beneath.

1912 T. L. Casey Mem. on Coleoptera III. ii. 197 Surface rather strongly convex, sericeo-opaque.

1931 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58 215 Lower surface [of leaf blades] gray and densely sericeo-villous.

1960 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 47 190 Leaves alternate.., usually appressed sericeo-pubescent on the nerves and veins beneath and puberulent in the areoles.

1981 Flora Neotropica 28 322 Petals sericeo-pilose.

1997 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 84 96/2 Characters distinguishing X[iphotheca] reflexa from X. lanceolata are the sericeo-tomentose leaves and the several-seeded (5–7) pods.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sericeo-
释义	sericeo-comb. form Stress is usually determined by a subsequent element and vowels may be reduced accordingly. Some degree of stress is always maintained on the second syllable. If the subsequent element is an existing word, it is likely to retain its original stress pattern, e.g. sericeo-tomentose Brit. /sᵻˌrɪʃɪə(ʊ)təˈmɛntəʊs/, /sᵻˌrɪʃɪə(ʊ)ˈtəʊm(ə)ntəʊs/, U.S. /səˌrɪʃioʊˌtoʊˈmɛnˌtoʊs/, /səˌrɪʃioʊˈtoʊmənˌtoʊs/. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin sericeo-. Etymology: < post-classical Latin sericeo-, combining form (1755 in sericeo-nitidus , or earlier) of sericeus (see sericeous adj.); compare -o- connective.Found in a small number of scientific terms, exemplified below. In sericeo-tomentose (see quots. 1878, 1997) after post-classical Latin sericeo-tomentosus (1770 or earlier). Chiefly Botany. Forming adjectives with the sense ‘silky and ——’ or ‘covered in silky hairs and ——’. ΚΠ 1806 J. Galpine Synoptical Compend Brit. Bot. 69 L[eaves] many-parted, sericeo-hoary. 1839 Ann. Nat. Hist. 3 384 Perfectly free specimens are beautifully sericeo-strigose, with the flocci more or less matted and fasciculate, so as to give it a shaggy appearance. 1878 J. Miers Apocynaceæ S. Amer. 241 A climbing plant, with villous branches: leaves..villous and scabridulous above, flavescent and sericeo-tomentose beneath. 1912 T. L. Casey Mem. on Coleoptera III. ii. 197 Surface rather strongly convex, sericeo-opaque. 1931 Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 58 215 Lower surface [of leaf blades] gray and densely sericeo-villous. 1960 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 47 190 Leaves alternate.., usually appressed sericeo-pubescent on the nerves and veins beneath and puberulent in the areoles. 1981 Flora Neotropica 28 322 Petals sericeo-pilose. 1997 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 84 96/2 Characters distinguishing X[iphotheca] reflexa from X. lanceolata are the sericeo-tomentose leaves and the several-seeded (5–7) pods. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < comb. form1806
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