Associations to the word «Fibrous»

Wiktionary

FIBROUS, adjective. Of or pertaining to fibre.
FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, noun. (medicine) The replacement of an area of bone by fibrous tissue; often linked with premature sexual development as part of a syndrome

Dictionary definition

FIBROUS, adjective. Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute.
FIBROUS, adjective. (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats