pebrine
[ pey-breen ]
/ peɪˈbrin /
noun
an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
Words nearby pebrine
pebble garden,
pebble heater,
pebbling,
pebbly,
pebi-,
pebrine,
pec,
pecan,
pecan patty,
peccable,
peccadillo
Example sentences from the Web for pebrine
Pebrine soon reached Cyprus and almost brought the Island breed to an end.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products |William BevanPasteur showed that the failure of the silkworm was not due to one disease, but to two diseases--pebrine and flacherie.
Makers of Modern Medicine |James J. WalshThe disease of silkworms, known as Pebrine, was spreading with ruinous rapidity in France.
The Fertility of the Unfit |William Allan Chapple