ser·ic·te·ri·um  (sěr'ĭk-tîr'ē-əm)  n. pl. ser·ic·te·ri·a (-tîr'ē-ə) The silk-producing gland or glands of an insect, especially a silkworm. [New Latin sērictērium, from Greek sērikon, silk (on the model of New Latin sialistērium, salivary gland of insects), from neuter of sērikos, silken; see serge1.] |
| sericterium | |
noun | |
| silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders [syn: silk gland] |