byssi
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- واژهنامه · Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary bys·sus n. Pronunciation: ' bi-səs Function: noun Inflected Form:   plural bys·sus·es or bys·si \- ˌ sī, -( ˌ )sē\ Etymology: Middle English bissus, from Latin byssus, from Greek byssos flax, of Semitic origin; akin to Hebrew bū ș linen cloth Date: 14th century 1 : a fine prob. linen cloth of ancient times 2 [ New Latin, from L] : a tuft of long tough filaments by which some bivalve mollusks (as mussels) adhere to a surface]]>