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Mulberry

桑

The mulberry family is a deciduous tree or shrub plant of the mulberry genus, with a higher trunk, a tree body rich in milk, rough bark, and a yellow brown color; The leaves are large, elliptical in shape, with rough serrations at the edges. The leaf surface is hairless and glossy, with sparse hairs on the dorsal veins; The flowers are small, cluster like, light yellow, and have shorter styles; The fruit is small and round, with a soft skin; Flowering period from April to June; The fruiting period is from July to August.

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Silkworm

蚕

Silkworms are larvae of insects in the family Silkworm Moth, order Lepidoptera. The body is in a long cylindrical shape, composed of a head and a body. The head is smaller, and the mouthpiece is located below the base of the lip, consisting of the upper lip, upper jaw, lower jaw, and lower lip. A white conical silk tube protrudes from the center of the front end of the lower lip, and the end of the tube opens, allowing the cocoon silk to be expelled. There are two lower lip whiskers on each side of the base of the silk tube. The pupal body is spindle shaped.

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Cocoon

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Silkworm cocoon refers to the cocoon of silkworms. The sac shaped protective layer during the pupal stage of silkworms, containing the pupal body. The cocoon layer can be used for silk reeling, and the cocoon clothing and the waste silk after reeling can be used as raw materials for silk cotton and silk spinning.