calcino

noun

cal·​ci·​no

kalˈchē(ˌ)nō,

käl-

plural -s

: a disease of silkworms and other larval moths caused by a fungus (Beauveria bassiana or a related species) and marked by a mummified chalky appearance of the larva after death

Word History

Etymology

Italian, from Latin calc-, calx lime

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