grasserie
[
gras
-
uh
-ree,
grah
-s
uh
-]
/ˈgræs ə ri, ˈgrɑ sə-/
noun
1.
a virus disease of silkworms, characterized by yellowness of the integument and an excessive accumulation of fluid within the body.
Also called
jaundice
.
Origin
1830-40;
<
French,
equivalent to
gras
fat (<
Latin
crassus
) +
-erie
-ery