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.