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sericeous

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se⋅ri⋅ceous

  [si-rish-uhs]
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–adjective
1. silky.
2. covered with silky down, as a leaf.
Origin:
1770–80; < L sēriceus. See seric-, -eous
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se·ri·ceous   (sĭ-rĭsh'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Silky.

  2. Botany Covered with soft silky hairs.


[Latin sēriceus, silken, alteration of sēricus; see serge1.]
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