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sericultural

sericultural

9.9
About making silk by raising silkworms
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɛrɪˈkʌltʃərəl/
  • Specialized
: sericultor
  • She visited a sericultural farm to learn how silk is produced.

Examples

  • The sericultural industry is vital for the economy of China.

  • Many farmers engage in sericultural practices to increase their income.

  • Many regions with a warm climate have a strong sericultural tradition.

  • The government invested in a sericultural program to boost rural employment.

  • She visited a sericultural farm to learn how silk is produced.

  • The sericultural industry is vital for the economy of China.

  • Many farmers engage in sericultural practices to increase their income.

Surface Forms

sericultural positive

Morphology

sericultural = sericulture (transparent) = seric + culture + al

This is a regular adjective formed from 'sericulture' with the productive suffix '-al', so the meaning is directly recoverable from the base noun.

Etymology

Sericultural comes from seri- meaning 'silk' and culture meaning 'growing' or 'care', the same culture you see in agriculture. So, sericultural describes the work of growing or raising silkworms to make silk.