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Sericulture

noun
1.
Raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk.
2.
The production of raw silk by raising silkworms.





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"Sericulture" Quotes from Famous Books



... Broussonetia: 'On emploie aussi pour le meme usage l'ecorce d'Hibiscus Rosa sinensis et de murier; ce dernier papier sert encore a recueillir les graines de vers a soie,' What is understood by the latter process may be seen from Plate I. in Julien's earlier work on sericulture,[2] where the paper from the bark of the mulberry ...
— The Travels of Marco Polo, Volume 2 • Marco Polo and Rustichello of Pisa


Words linked to "Sericulture" :   natural process, sericulturist, sericultural, natural action, production, activity, action


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