Byss

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