BYSSUS


Meaning of BYSSUS in English

[ 'bɪsəs ]

■ noun ( plural ~es or byssi -sʌɪ )

1》 historical a fine textile fibre and fabric of flax.

2》 Zoology a tuft of tough silky filaments by which mussels and some other bivalves adhere to rocks and other objects.

Derivatives

byssal adjective

Origin

ME: from L., from Gk bussos , of Semitic origin.

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