sericulture

• 名词，指为生产生丝而饲养蚕的行为或行业，即养蚕业。

A noun referring to the cultivation of silkworms for the production of raw silk.

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1. Raising silkworms for silkC1formal

   The cultivation of silkworms to produce raw silk.

   养蚕业

   • Sericulture has been a traditional industry in China for thousands of years.
   • The farmer specialized in sericulture, carefully tending to the silkworms.
   • Advances in sericulture have improved the quality and quantity of silk production.

2. Production of raw silkC1formal

   The entire process of breeding silkworms and harvesting their cocoons to obtain raw silk fibers.

   生丝生产

   • The region's economy heavily relies on sericulture and silk weaving.
   • Modern sericulture techniques involve controlled environments for optimal cocoon development.
   • She studied sericulture to understand the lifecycle of the silkworm and the silk extraction process.