byssine
English
Etymology
Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bussinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.
Adjective
byssine (comparative more byssine, superlative most byssine)
- Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
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Latin
Adjective
byssine
- vocative masculine singular of byssinus