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

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coir

As the peatlands restoration manager with Ulster Wildlife, Devenney said the time has come to look for alternatives to imported coir logs.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

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

From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk, known as coir, are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2023

Alternatively, you can use wool bracken and also coconut coir, but it has a few question marks against it because it's a waste material from coconut plantations, grown mostly in India and Sri Lanka.

From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022

This, with three pairs of shrouds, completes the rigging, the whole made of coir rope.

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 Sir Edward Belcher