Definition of Byssus
Bys´sus
n.
1.
1.
A
cloth
of
exceedingly
fine
texture
,
used
by
the
ancients
.
It
is
disputed
whether
it
was
of
cotton
,
linen
,
or
silk
.
2.
(Zool.)
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.)
An
obsolete
name
for
certain
fungi
composed
of
slender
threads
.
4.
Asbestus
.
Related Words
beard
,
fiber
,
fibre
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