natural fiber
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| Noun | 1. | natural fiber - fiber derived from plants or animals pandanus - fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats) New Zealand cotton - a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber bowstring hemp - strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage bast, bast fiber - strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants animal fiber, animal fibre - fiber derived from animals plant fiber, plant fibre - fiber derived from plants staple fiber, staple fibre, staple - a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length" |
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