Muscardine
Pronunciation : Mus`car*dine"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F.]
Definition : Defn: A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called Botrytis bassiana). Also, the fungus itself.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913