1. An Asian silkworm, the larva of a large saturniid moth (Antheraea paphia), that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk. 2. The silk produced by this worm or a fabric woven from it.
ETYMOLOGY:
Hindi tasar, from Sanskrit tasaram, shuttle (probably from the shape of its cocoon). See ten- in Appendix I.
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