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NATURAL FIBRE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fiber derived from plants or animals
Synonyms:
natural fiber; natural fibre
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("natural fibre" is a kind of...):
fiber; fibre (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "natural fibre"):
pandanus (fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats))
New Zealand cotton (a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber)
bowstring hemp (strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage)
bast; bast fiber (strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants)
animal fiber; animal fibre (fiber derived from animals)
plant fiber; plant fibre (fiber derived from plants)
staple; staple fiber; staple fibre (a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn)
