coir

C0466300 (koir)n. The fiber obtained from the husk of a coconut, used in making rope and matting and as a medium for cultivating plants.

[Malayalam kayar, cord, from kayaru, to be twisted.]

coir

(kɔɪə) n (Textiles) the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting[C16: from Malayalam kāyar rope, from kāyaru to be twisted]

coir

(kɔɪr)

n. the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut, used in making rope, matting, etc. [1575–85; Tamil kayiṟu rope]

Thesaurus

Noun

coir - stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconutfiber, fibre - a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

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the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting

Coir

a fiber from the mesocarp of nuts of the coconut palm. Coir consists of lignified, vascular bundles of a red-brown color. Length, 15–33 cm; thickness, 0.05–0.3 mm. The best coir is obtained from underripe coconuts; these are soaked in seawater, and the fibers are then combed. The longest (25.4–30.5 cm) and medium-length (20.3–25.4 cm) fibers go to manufacture coir threads, which are used to make doormats, floor mats, nonwettable and nonsinking strings and ropes, and fishnets. The coarse, woody fiber of mature coconuts is used to manufacture brush products; short and tangled fiber is used to stuff mattresses and pillows. Coir is produced chiefly in India and Sri Lanka (Ceylon).

coir

[kȯir] (materials) A coarse, brown fiber obtained from the husk of the coconut.

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noun stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut

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