sericeous

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adjective

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

“sericeous pile”

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OriginLatin sēricus ← Ancient Greek Σῆρες →
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Meanings

adjectivesericeous (comparative more sericeous, superlative most sericeous)

comparative more sericeous · superlative most sericeous · alternative sericious

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

    sericeous color

  2. biologyCovered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.

    sericeous ovary

    4 more examples

    a sericeous leaf

    sericeous pubescence

    sericeous stalk

    sericeous surface of leaves

  3. biologyHaving a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs

    sericeous pile

    1 more example

    sericeous spot of hairs

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecovered with fine soft hairs or down

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΣῆρες“a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”
  2. Latinsēricus“silken”
  3. Englishsericeous

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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sericeous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericeous

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“sericeous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericeous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sericeous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sericeous.

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