fibrous

[ fahy-bruhs ]

/ ˈfaɪ brəs /

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adjective

containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

Origin of fibrous

First recorded in 1620–30; fibr- + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrous

fi·brous·ly, adverbfi·brous·ness, nounin·ter·fi·brous, adjectivemul·ti·fi·brous, adjective

non·fi·brous, adjectivesub·fi·brous, adjectiveun·fibrous, adjectiveun·fibrous·ly, adverb

Words nearby fibrous

fibrosing adenosis, fibrosis, fibrositic headache, fibrositis, fibrothorax, fibrous, fibrous ankylosis, fibrous astrocyte, fibrous capsule, fibrous cortical defect, fibrous dysplasia of bone

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Example sentences from the Web for fibrous

What happens is that the inflammation of the liver triggered by the infection causes it to contract and it becomes a fibrous blob.
Anas al-Liby’s Health Care During Terror Trial Could Gouge Taxpayers|Jamie Dettmer|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The fruits are large and have a thick coating of fibrous pulp, which is cooked and eaten or made into jelly.
Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture|William Saunders
Get some moss of a dry, fibrous nature, and containing no earthly matter to freeze.
Mink Trapping|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
It is also free from included soft or fibrous notches and does not soil the fingers when rubbed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch.
Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding
It is of a long spindle shape, of fibrous, cloth-like texture, and brown colour.
The Forest Exiles|Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for fibrous

fibrous

/ (ˈfaɪbrəs) /

adjective

consisting of, containing, or resembling fibresfibrous tissue

Derived forms of fibrous

fibrously, adverbfibrousness, noun

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Medical definitions for fibrous

fibrous

[ fī′brəs ]

adj.

Composed of or characterized by fibroblasts, fibrils, or connective tissue fibers.

单词	fibrous
释义	fibrous [ fahy-bruhs ] / ˈfaɪ brəs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fibrous ON THESAURUS.COM adjective containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers. Origin of fibrous First recorded in 1620–30; fibr- + -ous OTHER WORDS FROM fibrous fi·brous·ly, adverbfi·brous·ness, nounin·ter·fi·brous, adjectivemul·ti·fi·brous, adjective non·fi·brous, adjectivesub·fi·brous, adjectiveun·fibrous, adjectiveun·fibrous·ly, adverb Words nearby fibrous fibrosing adenosis, fibrosis, fibrositic headache, fibrositis, fibrothorax, fibrous, fibrous ankylosis, fibrous astrocyte, fibrous capsule, fibrous cortical defect, fibrous dysplasia of bone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fibrous What happens is that the inflammation of the liver triggered by the infection causes it to contract and it becomes a fibrous blob. Anas al-Liby’s Health Care During Terror Trial Could Gouge Taxpayers\|Jamie Dettmer\|October 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST The fruits are large and have a thick coating of fibrous pulp, which is cooked and eaten or made into jelly. Catalogue of Economic Plants in the Collection of the U. S. Department of Agriculture\|William Saunders Get some moss of a dry, fibrous nature, and containing no earthly matter to freeze. Mink Trapping\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding It is also free from included soft or fibrous notches and does not soil the fingers when rubbed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various Do not hoe or dig up the soil any way, The fibrous roots spread out in all directions just under the mulch. Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants\|A. R. (Arthur Robert) Harding It is of a long spindle shape, of fibrous, cloth-like texture, and brown colour. The Forest Exiles\|Mayne Reid British Dictionary definitions for fibrous fibrous / (ˈfaɪbrəs) / adjective consisting of, containing, or resembling fibresfibrous tissue Derived forms of fibrous fibrously, adverbfibrousness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to fibrous hairy, coarse, muscular, sinewy, wiry, woody, pulpy, threadlike, fibroid, ropy, stalky, tissued, veined Medical definitions for fibrous fibrous [ fī′brəs ] adj. Composed of or characterized by fibroblasts, fibrils, or connective tissue fibers. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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fibrous

adjective

Origin of fibrous

OTHER WORDS FROM fibrous

Words nearby fibrous

Example sentences from the Web for fibrous

British Dictionary definitions for fibrous

adjective

Derived forms of fibrous

Words related to fibrous

Medical definitions for fibrous

adj.