fiber plant

noun

a plant species cultivated because its fibers have artisanal and/or industrial uses, e.g. as raw material for fabrics.

“Before the advent of synthetics, textile manufacturing depended almost exclusively on wool, silk and fiber plants such as cotton and flax.”

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Meanings

nounfiber plant (plural fiber plants)

plural fiber plants

  1. a plant species cultivated because its fibers have artisanal and/or industrial uses, e.g. as raw material for fabrics.

    Before the advent of synthetics, textile manufacturing depended almost exclusively on wool, silk and fiber plants such as cotton and flax.

Translations

Dutch vezelplant
  • vezelplantplant species
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APA

fiber plant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiber%20plant

MLA

“fiber plant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiber%20plant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fiber plant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fiber%20plant.

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