sericterium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun silk-producing gland of insects (especially of a silkworm) or spiders
    silk gland; serictery.

WordNet

Ser`ic*te"ri*um noun
Etymology
See Sericeous.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A silk gland, as in the silkworms.

Webster 1913