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noun
- the raising of silk worms for the production of raw silk.
noun
- the rearing of silkworms for the production of raw silk
n.“breeding, rearing and treatment of silkworms, 1839, from French sériciculture (19c.), from Latin sericum (nominative serica) “silk” (see serge) + cultura (see culture (n.)).