fibrous

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This sensing ability relies partly on how a cell pulls and reshapes the fibrous collagen around it.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

The more glands and fibrous tissue a person has, the denser their breasts.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

Black cardamom, on the other hand, “is almost three times the size of a green cardamom pod and is much more fibrous and tough,” she writes.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

As well as benefitting your gut, eating more fibrous food - like brown rice and jacket potatoes - has other benefits too.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2026

“Estha Mon!” he would call out, in his high, piping voice, frayed and fibrous now, like sugarcane stripped of its bark.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy