[ˈfʌɪbə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a thread or filament from which a vegetable tissue, mineral substance, or textile is formed
(e.g: the basket comes lined with natural coco fibres)

- dietary material containing substances such as cellulose, lignin, and pectin, that are resistant to the action of digestive enzymes


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘lobe of the liver’, (plural) ‘entrails’): via French from Latin fibra ‘fibre, filament, entrails’