柘丝

柘絲
zhèsī
silk from worms fed on 柘 zhè leaves

CEDICT

柘蚕所吐的丝，可做琴瑟的弦。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 柘 zhè
  1. a thorny tree
  2. sugarcane
  3. Cudrania triloba
  4. three-bristle cudrania (Cudrania tricuspidata)
  5. Chinese mulberry (Cudrania)
2 丝 sī
  1. silk
  2. thread-like thing; (cuisine) shreds or julienne strips
  3. classifier: a trace (of smoke etc), a tiny bit etc