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sericeous

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se·ri·ceous  (s-rshs)
adj.
1. Silky.
2. Botany Covered with soft silky hairs.
[Latin sriceus, silken, alteration of sricus; see serge1.]
sericeous [sɪˈrɪʃəs]
adj Botany
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) covered with a layer of small silky hairs a sericeous leaf
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) silky
[from Late Latin sēriceus silken, from Latin sēricus; see serge]
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Adj.1.sericeous - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"
puberulent, pubescent, downy
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
haired, hairy, hirsute - having or covered with hair; "Jacob was a hairy man"; "a hairy caterpillar"
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