SERICULTURE


Meaning of SERICULTURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈser-ə-ˌkəl-chər ]

noun

Etymology: Latin seri cum silk + English culture

Date: circa 1854

: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms

• seri·cul·tur·al -ˈkəl-chə-rəl, -ˈkəlch-rəl adjective

• seri·cul·tur·ist -rist noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.