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Words related to silkworm

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  • ailanthus silkworm

    a green silkworm, Samia walkeri, introduced into the U.S. from China, that feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus.

  • bombycid

    any moth, including the silkworm moth, of the family Bombycidae, most of which occur in Africa and SE Asia

  • giant silkworm moth

    any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae.

  • tussah

    a tan silk from India. Compare Shantung (def 2a).

  • bivoltine

    producing two broods in one year, as certain silkworm moths.

  • bombax family

    the plant family Bombacaceae, typified by tropical deciduous trees having palmate leaves, large and often showy solitary or clustered flowers, and dry fruit with a woolly pulp, and including the baobab and silk-cotton tree.
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