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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk;

2. the production of raw silk by raising silkworms; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sericulture \Ser"i*cul`ture\, n. [See Sericeous, and
   Culture.]
   The raising of silkworms.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sericulture
    n 1: raising silkworms in order to obtain raw silk
    2: the production of raw silk by raising silkworms