About The Word Sericeous
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Sericeous
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What's The Definition Of Sericeous?
[adj] (biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sericeous: downy | hairy | hirsute | puberulent | pubescent Related Terms | Find terms related to Sericeous: See Also | Sericeous In Webster's Dictionary \Se*ri"ceous\, a. [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.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
2. (Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the
surface; as, a sericeous leaf.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine,
close hairs.
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