bast fiber

/ băst /

1. Any of various durable fibers found in the phloem of certain eudicot plants, especially flax, hemp, and jute, used in making rope and baskets.

Example Sentences

Since the length of the ultimate bast fiber averages about 22 mm.

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The original bundles of bast fiber actually were probably little longer than in this fragment.

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These petioles contain a quantity of bast fiber, which is used as string, but otherwise is of no commercial value.

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These for the most part produce bast fiber, and the farmer knows them as wild field growths or weeds.

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