sericeous

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From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

adjective more sericeous · most sericeous · sericious

Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky. sericeous color
Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface. a sericeous leaf
Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs sericeous spot of hairs

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@misc{sericeous_2026,
  title = {sericeous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sericeous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}