n. (also tusser, US tussah) 1 an Indian or Chinese silkworm, Anthereae mylitta, yielding strong but coarse brown silk. 2 (in full tussore-silk) silk from this and some other silkworms.
[ Urdu f. Hindi tasar f. Skr. tasara shuttle ]
TUSSORE
Meaning of TUSSORE in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012