SERICEOUS


Meaning of SERICEOUS in English

adj.

Pronunciation: s ə - ' ri-sh ə s

Function: adjective

Etymology: Late Latin sericeus silken, from Latin sericum silk garment, silk, from neuter of sericus silken, from Greek s ē rikos, from S ē res, an eastern Asian people, probably the Chinese

Date: circa 1777

: covered with fine silky hair < sericeous leaf>

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