byssus

n. 古代的亚麻布, (贝类的)足丝

发音

/ˈbɪsəs/

词形变化

byssi 复数 byssi byssuses byssuses 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed, and from which sea silk is manufactured.

    不可数
  2. 2.

    Sea silk manufactured from these filaments.

    不可数
  3. 3.

    The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.

    不可数 生物 植物学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

beard

上位词 2

fiber fibre

词源

From New Latin byssus (“sea silk”), from Latin byssus (“fine cotton or cotton stuff, silk”), from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos, “a very fine yellowish flax and the linen woven from it”), from Hebrew בּוּץ (búts), Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā).

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