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]
BYSSUS
Meaning of BYSSUS in English
English main colloquial, spoken dictionary. Английский основной разговорный словарь. 2012