fibrous

3 definitions found

fibrous - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

fibrous - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  fibrous
      adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in
             making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen,
             fibrous]
      2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn:
         fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]

fibrous - Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :

  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