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Webster 1913 Edition


Byssaceous

Bys-sa′ceous

,
Adj.
[From
Byssus
.]
(Bot.)
Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algæ.

Definition 2024


byssaceous

byssaceous

English

Adjective

byssaceous (comparative more byssaceous, superlative most byssaceous)

  1. Like byssus; consisting of fine fibres or threads.
    Some filamentous algae are byssaceous.