Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fibrous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fibrous \Fi"brous\, a. [Cf. F. fibreux.]
Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of
the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. --
{Fi"brous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fibrous
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making
cordage such as those of jute [syn: {hempen}]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
[syn: {sinewy}, {stringy}, {unchewable}]
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