Word Study
sericeous
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
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