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Methysticin :: Methysticin (n.) A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper (Piper methysticum) of the South Sea Islands; -- called also kanakin..

Sericite :: Sericite (n.) A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.

Sericeous :: Sericeous (a.) Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.

Serricated :: Serricated (a.) Covered with fine silky down.

Pinna :: Pinna (n.) Any species of Pinna, a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas. The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven fabrics, as a curiosity..

Spitzenburgh :: Spitz dog () A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair, usually white; -- called also Pomeranian dog, and louploup..

Silkiness :: Silkiness (n.) The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness and smoothness.

Mohair :: Mohair (n.) The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of such fabric..

Mushroom :: Mushroom (n.) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn..

Halotrichite :: Halotrichite (n.) An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a yellowish white color.

Amianthus :: Amianthus (n.) Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of asbestus..

Marikina :: Marikina (n.) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin.

Hair-salt :: Hair-salt (n.) A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.

Cudweed :: Cudweed (n.) A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and leaves, primarily a species of Gnaphalium, but the name is now given to many plants of different genera, as Filago, Antennaria, etc.; cottonweed..

Silky :: Silky (superl.) Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous..

Silky :: Silky (superl.) Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster..

Byssine :: Byssine (a.) Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.

Velutinous :: Velutinous (a.) Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf..

Guereza :: Guereza (n.) A beautiful Abyssinian monkey (Colobus guereza), having the body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white..

Silkweed :: Silkweed (n.) Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed..

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