bast

Noun
  1. Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants (synset 113120203)
    hypernym: natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animals
    synonym: bast fiber
  2. (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed;
    Consists primarily of sieve tubes (synset 113119721)
    domain category: botany, phytology - the branch of biology that studies plants
    hypernym: vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plants
    part holonym: sieve tube - tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algae
    synonym: phloem
  3. Cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess;
    Represents life-giving power of the sun (synset 109535163)
    instance hypernym: egyptian deity - a deity worshipped by the ancient Egyptians

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