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grasserie

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[gras-uh-ree, grah-suh-] / ˈgræs ə ri, ˈgrɑ sə- /

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of grasserie

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

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