Byssus

Meaning

Noun

●

An

and

or

of

. Originally used for

and

, the

was

to

,

, and

silk.

●

The long

by several

(particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they

themselves to the

, and from which

is manufactured.

●

In Mycology:

The

or

of some

which are

and thread-like.

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Origin

byssus

English

byssus

Latin

βύσσος

Ancient Greek (to 1453)

בוץ

Hebrew

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