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holosericeous

holosericeous adjective: covered with a fine and silky pubescence.

Adjective

holosericeous (comparative more holosericeous, superlative most holosericeous)

  1. Covered with a fine and silky pubescence.

Forms of holosericeous

comparativemore holosericeous
superlativemost holosericeous

Questions about holosericeous

What does holosericeous mean?
Holosericeous means covered with a fine and silky pubescence.
What part of speech is holosericeous?
Holosericeous is an adjective.

Words near holosericeous in the dictionary

  1. holosaprophyte
  2. holosaprophytes
  3. holosaprophytic
  4. holoscreen
  5. holoscreens
  6. holosericeous
  7. holosiderite
  8. holosiderites
  9. holospinal
  10. holospine
  11. holospondylous

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