sericeous
sericeous · more sericeous · most sericeous
Of or relating to silkOf or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.
Meaning
3 sensesOf 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
Origin
From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belongingFrom 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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Forms
more sericeous, most sericeous| Comparative | more sericeous Lesson |
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| Superlative | most sericeous Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- covered with fine soft hairs or down:downypubescentpuberulent
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedsericeously
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form