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— English words —

• byssus n. An exceptionally fine and valuable fibre or cloth of ancient times. Originally used for fine flax and…
• byssus n. The long fine silky filaments excreted by several mollusks (particularly Pinna nobilis) by which they…
• byssus n. (Mycology) The stipe or stem of some fungi which are particularly thin and thread-like.

— In German —

• Byssus S. Textilien: zartes Gewebe aus Leinen oder Seide (Muschelseide)…
• Byssus S. Biologie: Haftfäden von mehreren Arten von Muscheln, das…
• Byssus S. Textilien: feines Gewebe aus Baumwolle, das für Leibwäsche…

— In Dutch —

• byssus n. Heel fijn linnen.
• byssus n. (Dierkunde) dunne draadjes waarmee sommige schelpdieren zich…
• byssus n. (Mycologie) dunne uitgroeisels van het mycelium die sommige…

— In French —

• byssus n.m. (Antiquité) Batiste, lin très fin et luxueux.
• byssus n.m. (Mycologie) (Désuet) Espèce de lichen qui se développe…
• byssus n.m. (Mycologie) (Rare) Chez les espèces de champignons lignicoles…
• byssus n.m. (Malacologie) Touffe de filaments qui permet aux mollusques…

32 English words from 3 English definitions

ancient and are cloth exceptionally excreted fibre filaments fine flax for fungi like long mollusks Mycology Originally particularly Pinna several silky some stem stipe The they thin thread times used valuable which

17 English words from 10 foreign definitions

aux Batiste champignons Chez das die filaments fin Heel het les lichen lin linnen mycelium Rare van

1 foreign word from 3 English definitions

nobilis

40 foreign words from 10 foreign definitions

Antiquité Arten aus Baumwolle Biologie Désuet développe Dierkunde draadjes dunne Espèce Espèce␣de espèces espèces␣de feines fijn für Gewebe Leibwäsche Leinen lignicoles luxueux Malacologie mehreren mollusques Muscheln Mycologie oder permet qui schelpdieren Seide sommige Textilien Touffe très von waarmee zartes zich

One suffix (New word found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

byssuses

One prefix (New word found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

abyssus

5 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bys b'ys sus SUs Sus.

10 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

sus SUs Sus. suss sussy USs USS US$ us's U.S.S.

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

abyssus Busseys Buysses

3 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

bussy sussy SUSYs

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

bussus

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