fibrous

“When you slice open an apple, the seeds and fibrous membrane that make up the core are arranged in a pentagram — a five-pointed star,” wrote Vice back in 2016.

Both minerals - when in their fibrous form - are classified as asbestos and linked to potentially deadly cancers.

They found a more than twofold increase over the two decades in significant liver fibrosis, a condition where healthy liver tissue is replaced by stiff, fibrous tissue — like a sponge hardening into leather.

The Achilles tendon is a fibrous cord that directs movement from the leg to the foot, connecting muscles from the calf to the heel bone.

This technique helps mitigate that aforementioned fibrous, woodsy texture that asparagus can often have when left whole and cooked.