Sericeous

What do we mean by sericeous?

Covered with soft silky hairs. adjective

Containing, pertaining to, or consisting of silk; having the character of silk; silky.

Resembling silk; silky or satiny in appearance; smooth, soft, and shiny, as the plumage of a bird, the surface of an insect, etc.

In botany, silky; covered with soft shining hairs pressed close to the surface: as, a sericeous leaf.

Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. adjective

Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface. adjective

Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs. adjective

Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky. adjective

Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface. adjective

Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs. adjective

Covered with fine soft hairs or down adjective

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word sericeous. Define sericeous, sericeous synonyms, sericeous pronunciation, sericeous translation, English dictionary definition of sericeous.

Words that are spelled similarly to sericeous:
sericeous, serious, sebaceous, siliceous, setaceous, ceraceous.

Words that rhyme with sericeous:
feracious.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sericeous:
densely, white, golden, sparsely, long.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sericeous:
pubescence, spot, pubescent, hairs, pile, outside, bands, serrate, patches, hair.

Words that sound like sericeous:
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