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pebrine

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pe⋅brine

  [pey-breen]
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–noun
an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
Origin:
1865–70; < F < Pr pebrino lit., peppery, with reference to the black spots. See pepper, -ine 1
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