pébrine

noun

pé·​brine

(ˈ)pā¦brēn

plural -s

: a contagious disease of the silkworm and other caterpillars produced by a microsporidian protozoan (Nosema bombycis)

pebrinous

ˈpebrənəs

adjective

Word History

Etymology

French, from Provençal pebrino, from pebre pepper, from Latin piper

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