The persimmon is a sweet fruit, slightly spicy with a soft and sometimes fibrous texture.
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Fibrous
//ˈfaɪbɹəs//
Synonyms for "fibrous" (49 found)
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Related words (24)
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Synonyms
1 entriesderived
13 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
24 translations across 17 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- veselrig adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Bulgarian
2 entries- влакнест adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- нишковиден adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Catalan
1 entries- fibrós adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Czech
1 entries- vláknitý adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Dutch
2 entries- fibreus adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- vezelig adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Finnish
2 entries- kuitu adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- runsaskuituinen adj (containing many fibres)
French
1 entries- fibreux adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Galician
1 entries- fibroso adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Italian
1 entries- fibroso adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Macedonian
1 entries- влакнест adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Māori
2 entries- akaaka adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- kākoa adj (containing many fibres)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- rîşalî adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- rîşalî adj (containing many fibres)
Polish
3 entries- błonnikowy adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- włóknisty adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
- żylasty adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Romanian
1 entries- fibros adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Russian
1 entries- волокни́стый adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Spanish
1 entries- fibroso adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Swedish
1 entries- fibrös adj (of or pertaining to fibre)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Keratin is one of a family of fibrous structural proteins known as scleroproteins.
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Keratin is a fibrous protein produced by chordates. It may be found in hair, skin, claws, and wool.
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The fibrous bark can be used to make ropes.
Source: tatoeba (10915150)
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