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fibromyositis |
fibrosis |
fibrositis |
fibrosity |
fibrospongiæ |
fibrous
| fibrous astrocyte
| fibrous dysplasia of bone
| fibrous joint
| fibrous tissue
| fibrous-rooted begonia
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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective fibrous has 2 senses
- fibrous(s = adj.all) hempen - having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute; Array Derived form noun fiber1
- fibrous(s = adj.all) sinewy, stringy, unchewable - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew; Array
CIDE DICTIONARY
fibrous, a. [Cf. F. fibreux.].
Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fibrous, adj. consisting of or like fibres.
Derivative
fibrously adv. fibrousness n.
THESAURUS
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, wiryROGET THESAURUS
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Filament
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.
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