#fiber__fibre  a slender and greatly elongated solid substance
  supertype:  material.substance__stuff  the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
  substance:  cellulose
  subtype:  byssus__beard  tuft of strong filaments by which e.g. a mussel makes itself fast to a fixed surface
  subtype:  bristle  a stiff fiber (coarse hair or filament); natural or synthetic
  subtype:  optical_fiber__opticalfiber__glass_fiber__glassfiber__optical_fibre__opticalfibre__glass_fibre__glassfibre  a very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
  subtype:  nerve_fiber__nervefiber__nerve_fibre__nervefibre  a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
     subtype:  medullated_nerve_fiber__myelinated_nerve_fiber  a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin
     subtype:  effector.nerve_fiber  a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
     subtype:  axon__axone  long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
     subtype:  dendrite  short fiber that conducts toward the cell body of the neuron
  subtype:  spindle.fiber  (biology) tiny fibers that are seen in cell division; the fibers radiate from two poles and meet at the equator in the middle; "chromosomes are distributed by spindles in mitosis and meiosis"
  subtype:  loofa__loofah__luffa__loufah_sponge  the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer
  subtype:  Cebu_maguey__cantala__manilamaguey  hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants
  subtype:  bassine  coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms
  subtype:  coir  stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
  subtype:  raffia  fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets
  subtype:  fibril__filament__strand  a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
     subtype:  barb  one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
     subtype:  cobweb.fibril__gossamer  filaments from a cobweb
     subtype:  chromatid  one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
     subtype:  myofibril__myofibrilla  one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
     subtype:  rhizoid  any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
        subtype:  leak_fungus__ring_rot_fungus__Rhizopus_stolonifer  fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
     subtype:  hypha  any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
        subtype:  conidiophore  a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia
        subtype:  rhizomorph  a dense mass of hyphae forming a rootlike structure characteristic of many fungi
     subtype:  paraphysis  a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
  subtype:  lint  fine ravellings of cotton or linen fibers
  subtype:  man-made_fiber__synthetic_fiber__syntheticfiber  created from natural materials or by chemical processes
     subtype:  acrylic_fiber__acrylicfiber__acrylic  polymerized from acrylonitrile
     subtype:  nylon.polyamide  a thermoplastic polyamide; a family of high-strength resilient synthetic materials
  subtype:  natural_fiber__naturalfiber__natural_fibre__naturalfibre  derived from plants or animals
     subtype:  pandanus  fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats)
     subtype:  New_Zealand_cotton  a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that resembles cotton fiber
     subtype:  bowstring_hemp__bowstringhemp  strong fiber that resembles hemp; obtained from sansevieria and used for e.g. cordage
     subtype:  bast_fiber__bast  strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
     subtype:  animal_fiber__animal_fibre  fiber derived from animals
        subtype:  horsehair.animal_fiber  taken from the mane or tail of a horse
        subtype:  silk.animal_fiber  fibers from silkworm cocoons provide threads for knitting
        subtype:  wool  fiber sheared from animals (such as sheep) and twisted into yarn for weaving
           subtype:  Shetland_wool  a wool obtained from sheep of the Shetland islands
           subtype:  raw_wool__rawwool  wool in its natural condition; not refined or processed
           subtype:  alpaca.wool  wool of the alpaca
           subtype:  cashmere.wool  the wool of the Kashmir goat
           subtype:  fleece.wool  the wool of a sheep or similar animal
           subtype:  shoddy  reclaimed wool fiber
           subtype:  vicuna.wool  the wool of the vicuna
           subtype:  virgin_wool  wool not used before; wool not processed or woven before
     subtype:  plant_fiber__plantfiber__plant_fibre__plantfibre  fiber derived from plants
        subtype:  buntal  fine white Philippine fiber from stalks of unopened leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats
        subtype:  flax.plant_fiber  fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric
        subtype:  cotton_wool__cotton  silky fibers from cotton plants in their raw state
           subtype:  absorbent_cotton__absorbentcotton__cotton_wool  cotton made absorbent by removal of the natural wax
        subtype:  hemp  a plant fiber
           subtype:  kenaf__deccanhemp  fiber from an East Indian plant Hibiscus cannabinus
           subtype:  bowstring_hemp.hemp__bowstringhemp  hemp obtained from the sansevieria
           subtype:  Manilla_hemp__Manila_hemp__abaca  a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
        subtype:  jute  a plant fiber used in making rope or sacks
        subtype:  kapok__silk_cotton__vegetable_silk__vegetablesilk  from the kapok tree; used for stuffing and insulation
           subtype:  red_silk_cotton  from the red silk-cotton tree of E India; inferior to kapok
        subtype:  straw  plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
        subtype:  raphia__raffia  leaf fibers of the raffia palm tree; used to make baskets and mats etc.
        subtype:  sisal_hemp__sisalhemp__sisal  a plant fiber used for making rope
  subtype:  oakum  loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
  subtype:  raveling__ravelling  a bit of fiber that has become separated from woven fabric

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