[syn: fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fibrous \Fi"brous\ (f[imac]"br[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. fibreux.]
Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of
the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. --
Fi"brous*ness, n.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fibrous
adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in
making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen,
fibrous]
2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn:
fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]