| NOUN | substance | plant fiber, plant fibre | fiber derived from plants |
|---|
| Meaning | Fiber derived from plants. | |
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| Synonym | plant fibre | |
| Narrower | buntal | fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms |
| cotton, cotton fiber, cotton wool | Soft silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state | |
| flax | Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric | |
| hemp | A plant fiber | |
| jute | A plant fiber used in making rope or sacks | |
| kapok, silk cotton, vegetable silk | A plant fiber from the kapok tree | |
| raffia, raphia | leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree | |
| red silk cotton | A plant fiber from the red silk-cotton tree of eastern India | |
| sisal, sisal hemp | A plant fiber used for making rope | |
| straw | plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder | |
| Broader | natural fiber, natural fibre | Fiber derived from plants or animals |
| plant product | A product made from plant material | |
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