Fibrous

a.

1.

Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses.

Adj.	1.	fibrous - having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute Synonyms: hempen
	2.	fibrous - (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Synonyms: sinewy, unchewable, stringy

capillary, cartilaginous, chewy, cirrose, cirrous, cohesive, coriaceous, durable, fibered, fibroid, flagelliform, flossy, funicular, gossamery, gristly, hairlike, hairy, hard, hardy, lasting, leatherlike, leathery, ligamental, resistant, ropy, silky, sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, taeniate, taeniform, tenacious, threadlike, thready, tough, tough as leather, untiring, vigorous, viscid, wiry

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