tensan

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noun

A silk produced by the Japanese oak silkmoth (Antherea yamamai).

OriginJapanese 天蚕 →
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Meanings

nountensan (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA silk produced by the Japanese oak silkmoth (Antherea yamamai).

Origin

  1. Japanese天蚕“tensan moth; tensan silk”
  2. Englishtensan

From Japanese 天蚕 (tensan, “tensan moth; tensan silk”).

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APA

tensan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensan

MLA

“tensan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tensan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tensan.

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