sericeous

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: se=ri=ceous

CIDE DICTIONARY

sericeous, 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.].

•  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