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Webster 1913 Edition

Sericeous

Se-ri′ceous

,
Adj.
[L.
sericus
silken,
sericum
Seric stuff, silk, fr.
Sericus
belonging to the
Seres
, Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK], 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.
(Zool.)
Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.

Webster 1828 Edition

Sericeous

SERI''CEOUS

,
Adj.
[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.

Definition 2025

sericeous

sericeous

English

Adjective

sericeous ‎(comparative more sericeous, superlative most sericeous)

  1. Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  2. (botany) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
    a sericeous leaf
  3. (zoology) Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.

Etymology

Latin sēricus silken, sēricum Seric stuff, silk, from Sēricus belonging to the Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες ‎(Sêres), a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Compare silk, serge a woollen stuff.

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