fibrous
Collocations
3ADJ.
aboriginal, known, produced, soft, structural
FIBROUS + NOUN
protein, proteins, texture, vegetables
ADV.
sometimes
Definitions
adj
Of or pertaining to fibre.
The black kurrajong has a fibrous bark that Aboriginal artefact-makers used as a raw material to make string for their lines and carry-bags.
Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.
The prisoners sat in the sand among old rusted tins and bits of charcoal with their hands still manacled before them and the guards set out an old blue graniteware coffeepot and a stewpot of the sme material and they drank coffee and ate a dish containing some kind of pale and fibrous tuber, some kind of meat, some kind of fowl.
Having the shape of fibres.
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6The black kurrajong has a fibrous bark that Aboriginal artefact-makers used as a raw material to make string for their lines and carry-bags.
WiktionaryThe prisoners sat in the sand among old rusted tins and bits of charcoal with their hands still manacled before them and the guards set out an old blue graniteware coffeepot and a stewpot of the sme m
WiktionaryThe persimmon is a sweet fruit, slightly spicy with a soft and sometimes fibrous texture.
Tatoeba · #6861426Keratin is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins known as scleroproteins.
Tatoeba · #8767541Keratin is a fibrous protein produced by chordates. It may be found in hair, skin, claws, and wool.
Tatoeba · #8767542The fibrous bark can be used to make ropes.
Tatoeba · #10915150