| NOUN | plant | bast, bast fiber | strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
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| plant | bast, phloem | (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed | |
| person | Bast | cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess |
| Sounds | bae'st | |
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| Rhymes | aghast ... vast: 42 rhymes with aest... | |
| Meaning | Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants. | |
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| Synonym | bast fiber | |
| Broader | natural fiber, natural fibre | Fiber derived from plants or animals |
| Spanish | líber | |
| Catalan | líber | |
| Meaning | (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes. | |
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| Synonym | phloem | |
| Category | botany, phytology | The branch of biology that studies plants |
| Parts | sieve tube | tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae |
| Broader | vascular tissue | tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants |
| Spanish | floema | |
| Catalan | floema | |
| Meaning | cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun. | |
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| Instance of | Egyptian deity | A deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians |
| Catalan | Bast | |
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