| a. | 1. | Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky. |
| 2. | (Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the surface; | |
| 3. | (Zool.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine, close hairs. |
| Adj. | 1. | sericeous - covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds" |