fibrous

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The characterization of dense breasts refers to how much fat, glandular tissue, and fibrous tissue are in the mix.

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

She tosses carrots, celery and other fibrous treats like cucumbers on top of the branches and leaves that are reminiscent of the apes’ West Central Africa rainforest habitat.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

When tau becomes misfolded, it starts clumping together into long, fibrous aggregates known as fibrils.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2025

Annual plants therefore waste little energy on making inedible wood or fibrous stems, like the body of trees and bushes.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond