English Dictionary: tussa | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[ucr]s"s[adot]), n. [Also {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Anther[91]a mylitta}), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants. |