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sericeous

[si-rish-uhs]

adjective

silky.

covered with silky down, as a leaf.

Origin:
1770–80; < Latin sēriceus. See seric-, -eous

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sericeous (sɪˈrɪʃəs)

—*adj*
1.	covered with a layer of small silky hairs: a sericeous leaf
2.	silky

[C18: from Late Latin sēriceus silken, from Latin sēricus; see serge]

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