sericeous

IPA: sˈɝʃʌs

adjective

  • Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  • (botany) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.
  • (zoology) Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.
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Examples of "sericeous" in Sentences

  • The involucre is ovate to lanceolate in shape and sericeous.
  • It is sericeous silky throughout, giving the stem a silvery grey appearance.

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