Definitions for fibrous

fibrous fi·brous

Spelling: [fahy-bruh s]
IPA: /ˈfaɪ brəs/

Fibrous is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in fibrous (bfiorsu).

Definitions for fibrous

adjective

  1. containing, consisting of, or resembling fibers.

Origin of fibrous

First recorded in 1620-30; fibr- + -ous

Examples for fibrous

The lines used had been made by themselves from the fibrous husk of the cocoa-nut.

The stem is fleshy, fibrous, and of the same character as the cap.

What happens is that the inflammation of the liver triggered by the infection causes it to contract and it becomes a fibrous blob.

The veil is often wanting, but when present is fibrous and fugacious.

The nut itself is enveloped in a fibrous shell, like the cocoa-nut.

He saw what seemed to be a man dressed in a long, fibrous garment.

The nature of the bark is known by its splintery, fibrous, or corky texture.

That is why it is always so fibrous and divided and entangled in the clinging earth.

We had soon torn off the fibrous covering, and knocked a hole in one of the eyes.

The stem is fleshy, fibrous, sometimes waxy, continuous with the pileus.

Word Value for fibrous
Scrable

12

Words with friends

14

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