noun (plural ~es or byssi) Etymology: Middle English bissus, from Latin ~, from Greek byssos flax, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew būṣ linen cloth Date: 14th century a fine probably linen cloth of ancient times, a tuft of long tough filaments by which some bivalve mollusks (as mussels) adhere to a surface
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Meaning of BYSSUS in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012