| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algae.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb byssaceously.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (byssaceously) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective byssaceous.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "BYSSACEOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Note: Byssaceous \Bys*sa"ceous\, adjective. [From Byssus.]. (references) |
