sericeous

[ si-rish-uhs ]

adjective

1. silky.
2. covered with silky down, as a leaf.

sericeous

/ sɪˈrɪʃəs /

adjective

1. covered with a layer of small silky hairs

   a sericeous leaf

2. silky

Word History and Origins

Origin of sericeous¹

From the Latin word sēriceus, dating back to 1770–80. See seric-, -eous

Word History and Origins

Origin of sericeous¹

C18: from Late Latin sēriceus silken, from Latin sēricus; see serge

Example Sentences

Abdomen smooth and shining; the apical margins of the intermediate segments slightly depressed, with the sides sericeous.

From Project Gutenberg

Abdomen shining, and with a fine silvery sericeous pile; the apical margins of the segments narrowly rufo-piceous; the terminal segment with an elongate, smooth, shining space, which extends to the apex, which is testaceous.

From Project Gutenberg

Thorax: the disk very closely punctured, the metathorax rugose; the sides and the legs with a fine glittering sericeous pile, the wings subhyaline, their apical margins fuscous, the nervures fuscous.

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Related Words

• lustrous
• silken