Sericeous

Origin

Latin sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, from Sericus belonging to the Seres, Ancient Greek a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Compare silk, serge a woollen stuff.

Full definition of sericeous

Adjective

1. Of or relating to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
2. (botany) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.a sericeous leaf
3. (zoology) Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs.