byssus

Etymology
From, from , from , from ,.

Noun

 * 1) The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly ) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured.
 * 2) Sea silk manufactured from these filaments.
 * 3)  The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.

Translations

 * Finnish: byssus
 * French:
 * Maori: kumikumi
 * Polish:
 * Spanish:


 * French:
 * Polish:

Etymology
From, from ,.

Noun

 * 1)  or sea silk

Descendants

 * Translingual: