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sericulture

N การ เลี้ยง ไหม 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SERICULTURE

Ser "i *cul `ture, n. Etym: [See Sericeous, and Culture. ]

 

Defn: The raising of silkworms.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sericulture

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.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sericulture

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 .