fibers

noun

a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions

any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients

a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

Roots

fibrafiber- · Latin · fiber

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