fibrousness
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Fibrousness — 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fibrousness — noun The state or quality of being fibrous … Wiktionary
fibrousness — n. state of being made from fibers, stringiness, state of resembling fibers … English contemporary dictionary
fibrousness — fi·brous·ness … English syllables
fibrousness — noun the quality of being fibrous • Syn: ↑fibrosity • Hypernyms: ↑quality * * * noun see fibrous … Useful english dictionary
bean — beanlike, adj. /been/, n. 1. the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, esp. of the genus Phaseolus. 2. a plant producing such seeds. 3. the pod of such a plant, esp. when immature and eaten as a vegetable. 4. any of… … Universalium
Bean — /been/, n. 1. Alan L(aVern), born 1932, U.S. astronaut. 2. Roy ( Judge ), 1825? 1903, U.S. frontiersman and justice of the peace: called himself the law west of the Pecos. * * * Seed or pod of certain leguminous plants (see legume). The mature… … Universalium
fibrous — fibrously, adv. fibrousness, n. /fuy breuhs/, adj. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers. [1620 30; FIBR + OUS] * * * … Universalium
growth — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. development, evolution, increase; adulthood, maturity; harvest, crop, produce, yield; flora, vegetable; tumor, cancer, node, polyp, mole, tubercule, cyst, excrescence, swelling, protuberance, wen. See … English dictionary for students
fibrous — adjective consisting of or characterized by fibres. Derivatives fibrously adverb fibrousness noun … English new terms dictionary
