grasserie

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

noun

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

Origin of grasserie

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