βύσσος

See also: βυσσός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From a Semitic source common to Hebrew בּוּץ (búts) and Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā). Compare also Old Armenian բեհեզ (behez).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

βύσσος (bússos) f (genitive βύσσου); second declension

  1. flax (Linum usitatissimum)
  2. linen
  3. Levant cotton (Gossypium herbaceum)
  4. silk

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