pebrine epidemic

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• Pebrine — Pe brine , n. [F.] An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• History of silk — According to Chinese tradition, the history of silk begins in the 27th century BCE. Its use was confined to China until the Silk Road opened at some point during the latter half of the first millennium BC. China maintained its virtual monopoly… …   Wikipedia

• Nosema — ▪ biology       genus of parasitic spore forming protozoans, of the order Microsporida, found in host cells where it undergoes repeated asexual divisions followed by spore formation.       The species N. bombycis, which causes the epidemic… …   Universalium

• pé|brine — «pay BREEN», noun. an epidemic protozoan disease of silkworms, in which small black spots appear. ╂[< French pébrine < Provençal pebrino < pebre pepper < Latin piper] …   Useful english dictionary