Morpheme
Byss
Type
bound base
Denotation
fine cotton, fine flax, silk, sea silk
Etymology
Latin byssus; Ancient Greek býssos; Hebrew búts; Aramaic būṣā
Evidence
byssaceous, byssal, byssally, byssate, byssi, byssiferous, byssine, byssinosis, byssogenous, byssoid, byssolite, byssolitic, byssus, byssuses, endobyssate, epibyssate