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Definitions for Byssus

[1] Zoology . a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks.
[2] an ancient cloth, thought to be of linen, cotton, or silk.
[3] a mass of strong threads secreted by a sea mussel or similar mollusc that attaches the animal to a hard fixed surface

Words nearby Byssus

byron, george gordon, lord, byronic, byronic hero, byrrus, byssinosis, byssus, bystander, bystreet, byte, bytom, bytownite

Origin of Byssus

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin < Greek býssos a fine cotton or linen < Semitic; compare Hebrew būts

Other words from Byssus

bys·sa·ceous [bih-sey -shuh  s] /bɪˈseɪ ʃəs/ , bys·soid , adjective
bys·sal , adjective

Word origin for Byssus

C17: from Latin, from Greek bussos linen, flax, ultimately of Egyptian origin