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Definition of Byssus

Byssus
Byssus Bys"sus, n.; pl. E. Byssuses; L. Byssi.[L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .] 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. (Zo["o]l.) 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.

Meaning of Byssus from wikipedia

- several families of clams have a byssus, including pen s**** (Pinnidae), true mussels (Mytilidae), and Dreissenidae. Byssus filaments are created by certain...
- the long silky filaments or byssus secreted by a gland in the foot of pen s**** (in particular Pinna nobilis). The byssus is used by the clam to attach...
- Trentepohlia aurea (L.) Synonyms  Amphiconium aureum (L.) Nees Byssus aurea L. Byssus cryptarum L. Chroolepus aureum Kütz. Chroolepus oleiferum Kütz....
- attached to rocks and other hard surfaces in a similar manner, using a byssus. They are classified with the Heterodonta, the taxonomic group which includes...
-  herbarum Binomial name Cladosporium herbarum (Pers.) Link (1816) Synonyms Byssus herbarum (Pers.) de Candolle & Lamarck (1815) Dematium herbarum Pers. (1794)...
- Likewise, Pfeiffer's claims as to the purported impossibility of painting on byssus cloth have been conclusively debunked. In fact, the 16th century art historian...
- triangular shape, and in life the pointed end is anc****d in sediment using a byssus. The s**** have a thin but highly iridescent inner layer of nacre in the...
- ventral or underside region. The anterior or front of the s**** is where the byssus (when present) and foot are located, and the posterior of the s**** is where...
- Problema byssus, the byssus skipper or bunchgr**** skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. It is found along the Atlantic coastal plain of North...
- along with remains of ancient old rotten or moulded bandages, most likely byssus, besides pieces of aromatic resins and similar substancesnumerous bones...