English-Swedish translations for fiber plant

Definition of fiber plant

• a plant species cultivated because its fibers have artisanal and/or industrial uses, e.g. as raw material for fabrics

Examples

• Before the advent of synthetics, textile manufacturing depended almost exclusively on wool, silk and fiber plants such as cotton and flax.

Related words

• fiber
• fiberboard
• fiberglass
• high-fiber
• fiberoptic
• microfiber
• nanofiber
• myofiber
• radio-on-fiber
• radio-over-fiber