byssal


bys·sus

B0592800 (bĭs′əs)n. pl. bys·sus·es or bys·si (bĭs′ī′) 1. Zoology A mass of strong, silky filaments by which certain bivalve mollusks, such as mussels, attach themselves to rocks and other fixed surfaces.2. A fine-textured linen of ancient times, used by the Egyptians for wrapping mummies.
[Middle English bissus, linen cloth, from Latin, from Greek bussos, linen; akin to Sanskrit picuḥ, cotton (of Dravidian origin), or ultimately from Egyptian w'ḏ, linen.]
bys′sal (bĭs′əl) adj.

byssal

(ˈbɪsəl) adjrelating to the byssus of molluscs