Definition of "eri" [eri]

• The name given in Assam to one of the wild silkworms, which feeds on the castor-oil bean, and is more frequently domesticated than the other native varieties. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Slide 20: Eri Silk The word eri is a derivative from Sanskrit nomenclature for castor plant, eranada."
• "The genus name > I > Erigeron comes from he Greek "eri" (early) and "geron" (old man), referring to the grayed and hairy fluff (pappus) attached to the top of the seeds."
• "European Pressphoto Agency A Tiwa tribal woman inspected eri silk cocoons in the northeastern Indian village of Morten, in Assam state, Saturday."