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byssus
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[ˈbɪsəs], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a fine textile fibre and fabric of flax
- a tuft of tough silky filaments by which mussels and some other bivalves adhere to rocks and other objects
(e.g: byssus threads)
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Origin
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late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek bussos, of Semitic origin
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