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‖ grasserie|grasəri|
[Fr., f. gras fat.]
A virus disease of silkworms, characterized by yellowing of the skin and liquefaction of the internal tissues.
1836F. G. Comstock Pract. Treat. Culture Silk ii. 40 (heading) The grasserie.—The period at which the Worms are most subject to this disease, is before the second moulting, and in the third and fourth ages. 1879C. U. Riley Silkworm 14 Silkworms..may become yellow, limp, and die of a malady called grasserie or jaundice. 1923Nature 24 Mar. 411/2 Flacherie is of less importance in mulberry worms, while grasserie is stated to cause loss to all species. 1943W. Borah Silk Raising in Colonial Mexico vi. 64 Normally,..grasserie is a moderate scourge which does not result in epidemics. Ibid. 65 Even when confined to single silk houses, however, grasserie..can reduce or ruin many a crop. |