Se-ri'ceous, a.

(se-rish'us), a. [Lat. sericeus, equivalent to sericus, silken, sericum, Seric stuff, silk, from Sericus, belonging to the Seres, Gr. Σῆρες, a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics.] 1. Pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. 2. (Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; as, a sericeous leaf.