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sericeous

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SERICEOUS

a.[L. sericus, from sericum, silk. ] Pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. In botany, covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as a sericeous leaf.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERICEOUS

Se *ri "ceous, a. Etym: [L. sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, fr. Sericus belonging to the Seres, Gr. Silk, Serge a woolen stuff. ]

 

1. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.

 

2. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.