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sericulture
ser·i·cul·ture [ sérrə kùlchər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
raising silkworms: the commercial breeding of silkworms for their silk
[Mid-20th century. Shortening of French sériciculture< Latin sericum "silk," form of sericus< Greek sērikos (see silk)]

ser·i·cul·tur·al [ sèrrə kúlchərəl ] adjective
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