2 definitions found
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 1.6 [wn]:
fibrous
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making
cordage such as those of jute [syn: {hempen}]
2: full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: {sinewy},
{stringy}, {unchewable}]
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