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BYSSI
BYSSUS
byssus, beard
(noun) tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
byssi
plural of byssus
Source: Wiktionary
BYSSUS
Bys"sus, n.; pl. E. Byssuses(#); L. Byssi.(#) Etym: [L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr.
1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also byss and byssin.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves of certain bivalve mollusks, as the Pinna and Mytilus, by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.
4. Asbestus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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