(ˈ)pā|brēn noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Provençal pebrino, from pebre pepper, from Latin piper — more at pepper
: a contagious disease of the silkworm and other caterpillars produced by a microsporidian protozoan ( Nosema bombycis )
• peb·ri·nous ˈpebrənəs adjective