Bombic

/ˈbɑmbɪk/ adjective

Relating to or resembling silk produced by silkworms, especially the mulberry silkworm.

From Latin 'bombycinus,' derived from Greek 'bombyx' (silkworm). The term originally referred specifically to the mulberry silkworm's silk in classical texts.

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