sericeous
[si'riʃәs]
a. 丝绸般, 被绢毛



sericeous
[ adj ]
covered with fine soft hairs or down
<adj.all>
downy milkweed seeds



Sericeous \Se*ri"ceous\, a. [L. sericus silken, sericum Seric
stuff, silk, fr. Sericus belonging to the Seres, Gr. ???, a
people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for
their silken fabrics. Cf. {Silk}, {Serge} a woolen stuff.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.

2. (Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the
surface; as, a sericeous leaf.

3. (Zo["o]l.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine,
close hairs.