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🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

繊維状の

Pronunciation / Transliteration: senwijō no

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fibrous/ˈfaɪ.brəs/
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"セロリの茎は繊維状の組織を持っています。"

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Consisting of or resembling fibers.

    "The plant has a tough, fibrous stem that makes it difficult to cut."
  2. 2

    Containing or characterized by fibers, especially in biological tissue.

    "An MRI revealed fibrous scar tissue around the injured ligament."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Middle English word 'fibrosa', from Medieval Latin 'fibrosus', based on the Latin 'fibra' meaning fiber or filament. It entered the language during the 16th century to describe substances or tissues composed of or resembling fibers.

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