byssus

n. மென் மஞ்சள் சணல், சணல்துணி, கிளிஞ்சில்கள் பாறைகளில் ஒட்டிக்கொள்ள உதவும் பட்டப் போன்ற மெல்லிழைத் தொகுதி.

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Bys"sus, n.; pl. E. Byssuses(#); L. Byssi.(#) Etym: [L. byssus fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. 1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients. It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk. [Written also byss and byssin.] 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: 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. 3. (Bot.) Defn: An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of slender threads. 4. Asbestus.

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