coir

American  

[koir] / kɔɪr /

noun

1. the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.

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coir British  

/ kɔɪə /

noun

1. the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting

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Etymology

Origin of coir

1575–85; < Malayalam kayaru cord; replacing cairo < Portuguese < Tamil kayiṟu rope

Example Sentences

As a teen in a coir factory, he joined the undivided Communist Party at 17 and began organising agricultural workers in Travancore in then British-ruled India.

From BBC • Jul. 23, 2025

Many gardeners in the United States also report mixed results because coir varies greatly in terms of the quality and sustainability of manufacturing.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2023

If you are looking for a more sustainable growing medium, you can find off-market planting pods online made of coconut coir, sized for the AeroGarden system.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2023

I think it's better at the moment to use coir.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2022

True coir is from the Borassus gomutus, the long fibrous black cloth-like covering of the stem.

From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir