English > natural fibre: 1 sense > noun 1, substance| Meaning | Fiber derived from plants or animals. |
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| Synonym | natural fiber |
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| Narrower | New Zealand cotton | A fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber |
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| animal fiber, animal fibre | Fiber derived from animals |
| bast, bast fiber | Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants |
| bowstring hemp | Strong fiber that resembles hemp |
| pandanus | Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree |
| 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 |
| Broader | fiber, fibre | A slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn |
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| Spanish | fibra natural |
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| Catalan | fibra natural |
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