Fibrous

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fibrous \Fi"brous\ (f[imac]"br[u^]s), 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.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [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}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  42 Moby Thesaurus words for "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