[Assamese eriya, adj. f. era the castor-oil plant.] In eria silk; see quot. 1881.
1868. J. G. Wood, Homes without H., xiv. 282. The well known Eria silk of India is produced by an insect closely allied to the Atlas Moth.
1881. Hunter, in Encycl. Brit., XII. 752 s.v. India, Eria silk is obtained from the cocoons of Phalæna Cynthia, and the worm is fed … upon the leaves of the castor-oil plant.
