English Explanatory Dictionary

byssine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.

Pronunciation

/bɪˈsiːn/

Word forms

byssine more byssine most byssine

Etymology

From Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.

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