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1. (adj.) sericeous
silky.
2. sericeous
covered with silky down, as a leaf.
Etymology: (1770–80; < LL sēriceus < L sēric(us) Chinese, silken (< Gk sērikós, der. of Sēr member of a Far Eastern people, appar. the Chinese))
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1. (adj) downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous
covered with fine soft hairs or down
"downy milkweed seeds"
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1. (adj) sericeous
of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky
2. (adj) sericeous
covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf
3. (adj) sericeous
having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs
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