tussah silk
fiber
Also known as: tasar silk, tussore silk
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Tussah is a type of silk or silk fabric made from the brownish fiber produced by certain wild silkworms, specifically larvae of saturniid moths. It is a form of wild silk, which is silk produced by wild silkworms. The term "tussah" can also refer to the fiber itself. This silk is known for its brownish color and is distinct from the silk produced by the domesticated silkworm, Bombyx mori, which is the basis for most commercial silk production through a process called sericulture.123
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