grasserie

[ gras-uh-ree, grah-suh- ]

/ ˈgræs ə ri, ˈgrɑ sə- /

a virus disease of silkworms, characterized by yellowness of the integument and an excessive accumulation of fluid within the body.

Words nearby grasserie

1830–40; < French, equivalent to gras fat (< Latin crassus) + -erie -ery

Also called jaundice.