Weird Word of the Week
Tuesday February 9th, 2010




Byssus
(noun) Also known as sea silk or lana pinna, byssus classically refers to an ultrafine gold-colored fabric woven from threads produced by the Mediterranean pen shell mollusc.

From 10/27/08


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