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 adjective
ˈpebrənəs
Word History
Etymology
French, from Provençal pebrino, from pebre pepper, from Latin piper