bast
Noun
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Strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants (synset 113120203)
hypernym: natural fiber, natural fibre - fiber derived from plants or animalssynonym: bast fiber
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(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed;
Consists primarily of sieve tubes (synset 113119721)hypernym: vascular tissue - tissue that conducts water and nutrients through the plant body in higher plantspart holonym: sieve tube - tube formed by cells joined end-to-end through which nutrients flow in flowering plants and brown algaesynonym: phloem -
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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