BYSSUS


Meaning of BYSSUS in English

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]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.