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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Sericeous

· Se·ri·ceous · IPA
01 a. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  2. 2.
    Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.(Bot.)
  3. 3.
    Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.(Zool.)