sericeous

a. 丝绸一般的, 被绢毛的

词形变化

more sericeous 比较级 most sericeous 最高级

别名

sericious

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of or relating to silk; consisting of, or resembling silk; silky.

    sericeous color

  2. 2.

    Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface.

    生物 植物学

    a sericeous leaf

    sericeous ovary

    sericeous pubescence

    sericeous stalk

    sericeous surface of leaves

  3. 3.

    Having a silky lustre, usually due to fine, close hairs

    生物 动物学

    sericeous spot of hairs

    sericeous pile

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 3

downy pubescent puberulent

近义相关 3

hairy haired hirsute

词源

From Latin sēricus (“silken”), sēricum (“Seric material; silk”), from Sēricus (“belonging to the Seres”): Sērēs, Ancient Greek Σῆρες (Sêres, “a people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics”). Compare silk, serge.

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