coir
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of coir
1575–85; < Malayalam kayaru cord; replacing cairo < Portuguese < Tamil kayiṟu rope
Example Sentences
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"The main occupation of the people is fishing, coconut cultivation and coir twisting," according to a government website, which calls tourism "an emerging industry" here.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
One of the most popular peat-free growing media includes coconut coir, a material made from coconut fibers that has similar qualities to peat, but doesn’t take thousands of years to form.
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
Eatables are kept in swinging safes at the end of coir rope recently tarred.
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
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