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byssus

/ˈbɪ.səs/

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noun

Una fibra o tela excepcionalmente fina y valiosa de la antigüedad

An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and linens, the word was later extended to fine cottons, silks, and sea silk.

Examples :

"The museum displayed a fragment of ancient Egyptian linen, identified as made from prized byssus. "

El museo exhibió un fragmento de lino egipcio antiguo, identificado como hecho de preciado biso.

material history

Illustration byssus - Image 1

noun

bisus, filamentos sedosos

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.

Examples :

"Divers carefully collected the byssus from the Pinna nobilis clams, knowing that these silky threads would be spun into valuable sea silk. "

Los buzos recogieron cuidadosamente el bisus de las almejas Pinna nobilis, sabiendo que estos hilos sedosos se hilarían para obtener valiosa seda marina.

animal material ocean biology

Illustration byssus - Image 1

noun

El estípite o tallo de algunos hongos que son particularmente delgados y filiformes

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

Examples :

"While observing the mold growing on the forgotten orange in the fridge, I noticed a delicate, cottony network of byssus connecting the fruit to the fuzzy patches. "

Mientras observaba el moho creciendo en la naranja olvidada en la nevera, noté una delicada red algodonosa de biso que conectaba la fruta con las manchas difusas.

biology plant organism nature