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byssus

/ˈbɪ.səs/

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noun

细麻，亚麻布，海丝.

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. "

博物馆展出了一小块古埃及亚麻布，据考证是用珍贵的细麻制成的。

material history

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noun

海丝, 海丝线

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. "

潜水员们小心翼翼地从大砗磲中采集海丝线，因为他们知道这些丝滑的细丝会被纺成珍贵的海丝。

animal material ocean biology

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noun

菌丝，丝状茎。

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. "

在观察冰箱里那颗被遗忘的橘子上生长的霉菌时，我注意到有一层纤细的、棉絮状的菌丝连接着橘子和那些毛茸茸的霉斑。

biology plant organism nature