byssogenous, a.
(bɪˈsɒdʒɪnəs)
[f. byss-us + -gen 2 + -ous.]
That (normally) produces a byssus.
| 1886 Ann. Rep. Smithsonian Inst. 1885 i. 777 Lamellibranchs generally exhibit more or less well marked traces of this byssogenous apparatus. 1895 Camb. Nat. Hist. III. 453 Foot with byssogenous slit, but no byssus. |