bast fiber
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Any of various durable fibers found in the phloem of certain eudicot plants, especially flax, hemp, and jute, used in making rope and baskets.
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How to use bast fiber in a sentence
Since the length of the ultimate bast fiber averages about 22 mm.
Hemp Hurds as Paper-Making Material|Lyster H. Dewey and Jason L. MerrillThe original bundles of bast fiber actually were probably little longer than in this fragment.
A Burial Cave in Baja California|William C. MasseyThese petioles contain a quantity of bast fiber, which is used as string, but otherwise is of no commercial value.
The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes|Toms de ComynThese for the most part produce bast fiber, and the farmer knows them as wild field growths or weeds.