sericeous

Adjective
Synonyms: downypubescentpuberulent

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. covered with fine soft hairs or down“downy milkweed seeds”Synonyms: downypubescentpuberulent
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Sericeous \Se*ri"ceous\, 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.]

1.Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. [1913 Webster]

2.(Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf. [1913 Webster]

3.(Zool.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs. [1913 Webster]

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