tussah

noun

An Asian silkworm, the larva of a large saturniid moth (Antheraea paphia), that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk.

noun

The silk produced by this worm or a fabric woven from it.

noun

An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.

noun

Alternative form of tussore.

noun

oriental moth that produces brownish silk