(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at

natural silk (secreted by silkworm)

broad bean (Vicia faba); fava bean

to raise silkworms

silkworm cocoon

silk (specifically, mulberry silk)

silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa

Silkworms in Spring (1933), Chinese silent movie in socialist realist style, based on novel by [[茅盾|茅盾|Mao2 Dun4]]

silkworm (larva of the silk moth Bombyx mori), typically raised on mulberry leaves

the common silkworm (Bombyx mori)

Chinese silkworm moth (Bombyx mori)

silkworm guano (excrement)

the larva of silkworm with botrytis

to seize territory or assets through gradual encroachment or wholesale takeover

silk industry

paper on which silkworms lay their eggs

a silkworm's period of inactivity and fasting prior to molting

bamboo tray used for raising silkworms

Paper manufactured from silkworm cocoons.

The Chinese artichoke (Stachys sieboldii), a perennial herb cultivated for its edible, spiral-shaped tuberous rhizomes.

Any of various marine worms of the genus Nereis, including the sandworm and the clam worm.

Can Cong, legendary creator of silk and sericulture

Malabar spinach (Basella alba)

small bundle of straw etc provided for silkworms to spin cocoons on

silkworms fed on the leaves of the zhe tree (Cudrania tricuspidata)

Plump lower eyelids, considered to be an attractive feature.

glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency