What is "tussur"

Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasar

1. ] An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ( Anther[ae]a mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.

n. (alternative form of tussore English)

n. oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah, tusseh, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta]