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Antonyms for fibrous

Grammar : Adj
Spell : fahy-bruh s
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfaɪ brəs


Definition of fibrous

Origin :
  • 1620s, from Modern Latin fibrosus, from Latin fibra (see fiber).
  • adj stringy
Example sentences :
  • The stem is fleshy, fibrous, sometimes waxy, continuous with the pileus.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The veil is often wanting, but when present is fibrous and fugacious.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The stem is fleshy, fibrous, and of the same character as the cap.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • He saw what seemed to be a man dressed in a long, fibrous garment.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
  • The nut itself is enveloped in a fibrous shell, like the cocoa-nut.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • That is why it is always so fibrous and divided and entangled in the clinging earth.
  • Extract from : « Proserpina, Volume 1 » by John Ruskin
  • The lines used had been made by themselves from the fibrous husk of the cocoa-nut.
  • Extract from : « The Lonely Island » by R.M. Ballantyne
  • The nature of the bark is known by its splintery, fibrous, or corky texture.
  • Extract from : « On the Banks of the Amazon » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • From the fibrous stem of this plant the manilla hemp is manufactured.
  • Extract from : « In the Eastern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • We had soon torn off the fibrous covering, and knocked a hole in one of the eyes.
  • Extract from : « In the Eastern Seas » by W.H.G. Kingston

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