"muscardine" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: muscardines [plural]
Etymology: From French muscardine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|muscardine}} French muscardine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} muscardine (countable and uncountable, plural muscardines)
  1. (countable, uncountable) A fungal disease, caused by Beauveria bassiana and other species, that affects silkworms, their bodies becoming white and covered with spores. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-muscardine-en-noun-WplbvktQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Fungal diseases, Rodents Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4 Disambiguation of Fungal diseases: 96 4 Disambiguation of Rodents: 84 16
  2. (countable) A dormouse. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-muscardine-en-noun-~KnKdlCI

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