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Byssine

Bys′sine

,
Adj.
[L.
byssinus
made of byssus, Gr.
βύσσινοσ
See
Byssus
.]
Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance.
Coles.

Definition 2024

byssine

byssine

English

Adjective

byssine ‎(comparative more byssine, superlative most byssine)

  1. Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
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Latin

Adjective

byssine

  1. vocative masculine singular of byssinus

Etymology

Latin byssinus ‎(“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος ‎(bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.

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