fibrous
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- adjective
- /ˈfaɪbrəs/
:
fibroso
- All organic material must be removed, and the complex fibrous surfaces throughout the carpet must be disinfected.
- fibrous dysplasia
- fibrous tissue
- fibrous capsule
You know, you take real wheat and wheat there, it's very fibrous.
- You know, you take real wheat and wheat there, it's very fibrous.
- So they're breaking down very fibrous materials in an anaerobic way, which produces methane.
- Y'all going to want to get a big fibrous dump after.
- Hibiscus tree bark is very fibrous and when you chew on it Connie cleans your teeth.
- And finally we would in white matter basically view the fibrous estrocyte that also availies in the human brain.
Examples
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Now, you see, the pulp is fibrous.
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Many vegetables, such as carrots and beans, are fibrous and provide essential nutrients.
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Rabbit hearts were chosen because their fibrous structure is similar to human hearts.
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So would that paper be more fibrous than maybe the thicker paper?
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These are all great foods, fibrous foods to feed your bacteria.
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The grass goes to seed and dries out, leaving only fibrous blades with little protein.
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Carrots like damp soil because it actually helps them to grow deep down rather than get all wiry and and fibrous when the soil gets dry.
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Hibiscus tree bark is very fibrous and when you chew on it Connie cleans your teeth.
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Gorillas, in contrast, appeared to be ground-based foragers of wild celery and other fibrous, nutrient-poor foods.
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The fibrous husk of the coconut protects the fruit inside.
Synonyms
A cloth or rope made from strong plant fibers
Made of many small threads that make it strong and flexible
A surface that has many thin hairs or threads
Having thin fibers in body tissue
Having many tiny threads in body tissue
Compounds
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A mass of fibers that supports and connects body parts in animals or plants
- Specialized
A star-shaped brain cell with long thin arms that support nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord
- Specialized
A bone condition where normal bone is replaced by soft tissue, making bones weak
- Specialized
A place where bones are held by strong tissue and do not move, often in the skull
- Specialized
A bone condition where fibrous tissue grows abnormally in one bone
- Specialized
A bone condition that affects many bones and replaces bone with soft scar tissue
How Fibrous
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Fibrous comes from the Latin word fibra, which means 'fiber' or 'thread', and it shares the same root as the English word fiber. So something called fibrous is made of many fibers or threads, like coconut husk or plant stems, giving it a stringy, tough texture.