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There are 9 words beginning with BYSS

BYSSI	• byssi n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it.
BYSSAL	• byssal adj. (Malacology) Of or pertaining to the byssi, filaments secreted by certain bivalves. • BYSSAL adj. of or like byssus, a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks.
BYSSUS	• byssus n. An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and… • byssus n. The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they… • byssus n. (Mycology) The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.
BYSSINE	• byssine adj. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken. • BYSSINE adj. made of byssus or fine linen.
BYSSOID	• byssoid adj. Byssaceous. • BYSSOID adj. having delicate filaments.
BYSSUSES	• byssuses n. Plural of byssus. • BYSSUS n. (Latin) a filamentous tuft by which molluscs attach themselves to rocks; a fine flax and fabric woven from it.
BYSSACEOUS	• byssaceous adj. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads. • BYSSACEOUS adj. composed of a mass of fine threads; delicately filamentous, also BYSSOID.
BYSSINOSES	• byssinoses n. Plural of byssinosis. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis.
BYSSINOSIS	• byssinosis n. A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis.

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