sericulture

English

/ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃə/, /ˈsɛɹɪˌkʌltʃɚ/

noun
Definitions
  • (agriculture) The rearing of silkworms for the production of silk.

Etymology

Borrowed from French sériculture, sériciculture (sericulture) derived from Latin sēricum (silk) derived from French culture (crop, culture) derived from Latin sēricus (made of silk, silken, the Seres Chinese) derived from Ancient Greek Σῆρες (China, Chinese, the land of the Chinese, the Chinese people, the modern Chinese, celebrated for their silken fabrics, a people of Eastern Asia) derived from Old Chinese 絲 (silk).

Origin

Old Chinese

Gloss

silk

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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