sericterium
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spidersSynonyms: silk glandserictery
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Sericterium \Ser`ic*te"ri*um\, n. [See Sericeous.] (Zool.) A silk gland, as in the silkworms. [1913 Webster]