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sericeous

sericeous · more sericeous · most sericeous

Of or relating to silkOf or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.

Значение

значений: 3

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
sericeous ovary
covered with fine soft hairs or down
Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs
sericeous spot of hairs
sericeous pile

Происхождение

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging

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.

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