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muscardine|mʌˈskɑːdiːn| [a. F. muscardine.] A disease incident to silkworms, caused by the development of a vegetable parasite or fungus in the body of the caterpillar. Also attrib.
1846Lindley Veget. Kingd. 32 The Muscardine, which is so destructive to silkworms. 1890W. P. Ball Effects Use & Disuse 108 The muscardine silkworm disease. Hence ˈmuscardined a. [-ed2], affected with muscardine.
1888E. A. Butler Silkworms 72 The muscardined caterpillar..usually perishes before forming its cocoon. |