byssine
Pronunciation: /bɪˈsiːn/
The English word “byssine” has 1 meaning listed here.
adjective
- Made of, or resembling, silk; silken.
Etymology
From Latin byssinus (“made of byssus”), from Ancient Greek βύσσινος (bússinos, “made of byssus”). See byssus.
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