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Definition of Fiberlike
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Fiberlike
Literary usage of Fiberlike
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1915)
"... write as follows: -"At one place the bodies of the oxyuris are only separated
from the serosa by means of a thin layer of fiberlike connective tissue. ..."
2. Morphology of Spermatophytes by John Merle Coulter, Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1901)
"... a very xerophytic structure, and argues for adaptation to extreme conditions.
The epidermis consists of elongated, fiberlike cells, with strongly ..."
3. A Civic Biology: Presented in Problems by George William Hunter (1914)
"This layer is made up largely of tough fiberlike cells known as bast fibers.
The most important parts of this inner bark, so far as the plant is concerned, ..."
4. General Botany for Universities and Colleges by Hiram Delos Densmore (1920)
"56, a) the vascular tissue, composed of phloem and xylem, is seen to occur in
isolated strands, called vascular bundles, united by thin bands of fiberlike ..."
5. Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems: By George William Hunter by George William Hunter (1911)
"This layer is made up largely of tough fiberlike cells known as bast fibers.
The most important parts of this inner bark, so far as the plant is concerned, ..."
6. Everyday Science by William Henry Snyder (1919)
"These are called the pith rays. Cut a lengthwise section of the stem and examine it.
Are there any fiberlike bundles as in the corn stalk? ..."
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