About The Word Fibrous
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Fibrous
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What's The Definition Of Fibrous?
[adj] (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew
[adj] having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute Synonyms | Synonyms for Fibrous: hempen | sinewy | stringy | tough | unchewable Related Terms | Find terms related to Fibrous: capillary | cartilaginous | chewy | cirrose | cirrous | cohesive | coriaceous | durable | fibered | fibroid | flagelliform | flossy | funicular | gossamery | gristly | hairlike | hairy | hard | hardy | lasting | leatherlike | leathery | ligamental | resistant | ropy | silky | sinewy | stiff | stringy | strong | stubborn | taeniate | taeniform | tenacious | threadlike | thready | tough | tough as leather | untiring | vigorous | viscid | wiry See Also | Fibrous In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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