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n a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn n coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis n any of several elongated, threadlike cells (esp…

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  1. n a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn n coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis n any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) n the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions n a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth