n. hist. (pl. byssuses or byssi) 1 hist. a fine textile fibre and fabric of flax. 2 a tuft of tough silky filaments by which some molluscs adhere to rocks etc.
[ ME f. L f. Gk bussos ]
n. hist. (pl. byssuses or byssi) 1 hist. a fine textile fibre and fabric of flax. 2 a tuft of tough silky filaments by which some molluscs adhere to rocks etc.
[ ME f. L f. Gk bussos ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012