SERICEOUS


Meaning of SERICEOUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈri-shəs ]

adjective

Etymology: Late Latin sericeus silken, from Latin sericum silk garment, silk, from neuter of sericus silken, from Greek sērikos, from Sēres, an eastern Asian people, probably the Chinese

Date: circa 1777

: covered with fine silky hair

sericeous leaf

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