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# fibrous

«fibrous» in Mova's school dictionary: **Made of or containing fibres: long, thin threads** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Made of or containing fibres: long, thin threads. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#m1)

2) (food) Tough and stringy, like celery or old beans; full of fibre. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In science, fibrous materials include wood, cotton, muscle and some rocks; fibrous roots are many thin roots spreading out, unlike a single tap root such as a carrot. In health, fibrous foods help digestion. Phrases: «fibrous roots», «fibrous tissue», «fibrous plants».

### examples

- Grass has fibrous roots that spread in every direction. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x1)
- Celery is crunchy and fibrous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x2)
- Muscles are made of fibrous tissue. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x3)
- The coconut husk is very fibrous. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x4)
- A carrot has a tap root, but grass has fibrous roots. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x5)
- Fibrous foods like oats help keep your tummy healthy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/#x6)

### note

Adjective from «fibre» (UK) or «fiber» (US); spelled «fibrous» in both. Pronounced «FY-brus».

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «fibrous» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.