sericulture
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SERICULTURE
Ser "i *cul `ture, n. Etym: [See Sericeous, and Culture. ]
ser i cul ture |ˈseriˌkəlCHər ˈsɛrəˌkəltʃər | ▶noun the production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose. DERIVATIVES ser i cul tur al |ˌseriˈkəlCHərəl |adjective, ser i cul tur ist |ˌseriˈkəlCHərist |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of French sériciculture, from late Latin sericum ‘silk ’ + French culture ‘cultivation. ’
sericulture |ˈsɛrɪˌkʌltʃə | ▶noun [ mass noun ] the production of silk and the rearing of silkworms for this purpose. DERIVATIVES sericultural |-ˈkʌltʃ (ə )r (ə )l |adjective, sericulturist |-ˈkʌltʃərɪst |noun ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: abbreviation of French sériciculture, from late Latin sericum ‘silk ’ + French culture ‘cultivation ’.