Serian

sē′ri-an, adj. Chinese—also Ser′ic .— ns. Ser′ica , a genus of me lol on thine beetles; Sericā′ria , a genus of bombycid moths, containing the mulberry silkworm.— adjs. Ser′icate , -d , silky, covered with silky down; Sericeous (sērish′i-us), pertaining to, or consisting of, silk: ( bot. ) covered with soft silky hairs, as a leaf.— n.pl. Seric′ides , a section of me lol on thine beetles.— ns. Ser′icin , the gelatinous substance of silk; Ser′icite , a variety of potash mica.— adj. Sericit′ic .— ns. Sericocar′pus , a genus of composite plants of the United States; Sericos′tōma , the typical genus of caddis-flies; Serictē′rium , a spinning gland; Ser′i culture , the breeding of silkworms—also Ser′iciculture ; Sericul′turist . [Gr. Sēres , the Seres, an Asiatic people who supplied the Greeks and Romans with their silk.]