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with some forms, particularly that produced by the mulberry silkworm , bombyx mori , woven into important and luxurious textiles . silk is mostly composed of the insoluble protein fibroin, coated by a smaller amount of a water-soluble protective gum (sericin), as well as including small amounts of other
most lustrous fiber, while s. cynthia feeds on the leaves of the ailanthus genus and produces a coarse but more durable and cheap silk, and a. pernyi, the chinese tussah moth, is a major producer of wild silk (tussah silk), which is more difficult to dye. silks are mainly produced by the larvae of insects...
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