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Byssus Meaning In Hindi

Byssus Meaning in Hindi is . It is written as in Roman Hindi. Byssus is a noun, plural byssuses, byssi [bis-ahy] /ˈbɪs aɪ/ (Show IPA) by form. The synonyms and antonyms of Byssus are listed below.

Definitions of Byssus

n. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.

n. 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.

n. An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads.

n. Asbestus.

Form Noun, Plural Byssuses, Byssi [bis-ahy] /ˈbɪs Aɪ/ (Show IPA)

How To Spell Byssus [bis-uh s]

Origin of Byssus Late Middle English: from Latin, from Greek bussos, of Semitic origin.