Definitions for sericulture
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.8 / 4 votes

1. sericulturenoun

   raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk

2. sericulturenoun

   the production of raw silk by raising silkworms

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. sericulturenoun

   the cultivation of silk

2. Etymology: sericious + culture

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1. Sericulture

   Sericulture, or silk farming, is the cultivation of silkworms to produce silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori (the caterpillar of the domestic silkmoth) is the most widely used and intensively studied silkworm. Silk was believed to have first been produced in China as early as the Neolithic Period. Sericulture has become an important cottage industry in countries such as Brazil, China, France, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, and Russia. Today, China and India are the two main producers, with more than 60% of the world's annual production.

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1. sericulture

   Sericulture, also known as silk farming, is the controlled cultivation or rearing of silkworms for the purpose of producing silk. This usually involves the process of cultivating mulberry trees, upon which the silkworms feed, as well as harvesting and processing the cocoons spun by the silkworms to extract the silk thread.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. Sericulturenoun

   the raising of silkworms

2. Etymology: [See Sericeous, and Culture.]

WikidataRate this definition:3.9 / 8 votes

1. Sericulture

   Sericulture, or silk farming, is the rearing of silkworms for the production of silk. Although there are several commercial species of silkworms, Bombyx mori is the most widely used and intensively studied. According to Confucian texts, the discovery of silk production B. mori dates to about 2700 BCE, although archaeological records point to silk cultivation as early as the Yangshao period. About the first half of the 1st century CE it had reached ancient Khotan, and by CE 140 the practice had been established in India. Later it was introduced to Europe, the Mediterranean and other Asiatic countries. Sericulture has become one of the most important cottage industries in a number of countries like China, Japan, India, Korea, Brazil, Russia, Italy and France. Today, China and India are the two main producers, together manufacturing more than 60% of the world production each year.

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1. sericulture

   The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called sericulture

   
   

   Submitted by anonymous on April 26, 2020  

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of sericulture in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

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   The numerical value of sericulture in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=sericulture
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sericulture
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sericulture
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sericulture
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=sericulture