Sericeous
Sericeous , adjective
[Latin sericus silken, sericum Seric stuff, silk, from Sericus belonging to the Seres, Greek {not transcribed}, a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics. Compare Silk, Serge a woolen stuff.]
1.
Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.
2.
(Botany) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.
3.
(Zoology) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs.