Tussah

noun

1. An Asian silkworm, the larva of a large saturniid moth (Antheraea paphia), that produces a coarse brownish or yellowish silk.
2. The silk produced by this worm or a fabric woven from it.
3. An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheræa mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
4. Alternative form of tussore.
5. oriental moth that produces brownish silk