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sericeous
se·ri·ceous S0281100 (sĭ-rĭsh′əs)adj. Biology Covered with soft silky hairs.
[Latin sēriceus, silken, alteration of sēricus; see serge1.]sericeous (sɪˈrɪʃəs) adj1. (Botany) covered with a layer of small silky hairs: a sericeous leaf. 2. (Botany) silky[C18: from Late Latin sēriceus silken, from Latin sēricus; see serge]se•ri•ceous (sɪˈrɪʃ əs)
adj. 1. silky. 2. covered with silky down, as a leaf. [1770–80; < Late Latin sēriceus < Latin sēric(us) Chinese, silken (< Greek sērikós, derivative of Sḗr member of a Far Eastern people, appar. the Chinese)] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | sericeous - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"puberulent, pubescent, downybiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismshaired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar" |
sericeous
sericeous[sə′rish·əs] (botany) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of silk. sericeous
sericeous (sĭ-rĭsh′əs)adj. Biology Covered with soft silky hairs.sericeous
Related to sericeous: debacleSynonyms for sericeousadj covered with fine soft hairs or downSynonymsRelated Words- biological science
- biology
- haired
- hairy
- hirsute
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