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

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  1. a. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
  2. a. Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.
  3. a. Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.
  4. adj. covered with fine soft hairs or down
  5. 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. (Zoöl.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.
  6. Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as,a sericeous leaf.
  7. s covered with fine soft hairs or down