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BAST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Egyptian deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

Synonyms:

bast; phloem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bast" is a kind of...):

vascular tissue (tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants)

Meronyms (parts of "bast"):

sieve tube (tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae)

Domain category:

botany; phytology (the branch of biology that studies plants)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants

Synonyms:

bast; bast fiber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("bast" is a kind of...):

natural fiber; natural fibre (fiber derived from plants or animals)

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