byssus
noun
a collection of silky filaments by which certain mollusks attach themselves to rocks.
byssoid
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a word derived from
byssus.
Example Sentences
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P. resupinate, thin, concavo-patellate, flesh-colour, with a byssoid border; veins very slight, distant.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. with raised veins forming pits; s. springing from a white byssoid mycelium; sp. glob. 6-8. nanus, Pers.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
