fibrous

fibrous
    adj 1: having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in
           making cordage such as those of jute [syn: {hempen},
           {fibrous}]
    2: (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew [syn:
       {fibrous}, {sinewy}, {stringy}, {unchewable}]
    

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]
    

42 Moby Thesaurus words for "fibrous":
      capillary, cartilaginous, chewy, cirrose, cirrous, cohesive,
      coriaceous, durable, fibered, fibroid, flagelliform, flossy,
      funicular, gossamery, gristly, hairlike, hairy, hard, hardy,
      lasting, leatherlike, leathery, ligamental, resistant, ropy, silky,
      sinewy, stiff, stringy, strong, stubborn, taeniate, taeniform,
      tenacious, threadlike, thready, tough, tough as leather, untiring,
      vigorous, viscid, wiry