'Fibrous' definitions:

Definition of 'fibrous'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute [syn: hempen, fibrous]
adjective
(of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn: fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable]

Definition of 'Fibrous'

From: GCIDE
  • Fibrous \Fi"brous\ (f[imac]"br[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. fibreux.] Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. -- {Fi"brous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]