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/bæst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The fibrous material obtained from the phloem (inner bark) of certain plants, especially trees like lime, hemp, and jute, used for making rope, mats, and paper.
"Traditional baskets were often woven using durable strips of bast gathered from the local linden trees." - 2
In botany, the phloem tissue of a plant stem, consisting of sieve tubes, companion cells, parenchyma, and fibers.
"The microscope revealed the complex cellular structure of the plant's bast layer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, coming from Old English 'bæst' (inner bark of a tree), which shares roots with Proto-Germanic '*bastia' and is cognate with German 'Bast'. Historically used to describe fibrous material obtained from the phloem of plants for making ropes, mats, and textiles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bast" is said worldwide
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lib
Transliteration: lib
"Les fibres de lib étaient utilisées pour fabriquer des cordages."
Bast
Transliteration: bast
"Die Schuhe wurden aus geflochtenem Bast hergestellt."
libro
Transliteration: lee-bro
"Il tessuto corticale interno è noto come libro."
líber
Transliteration: lee-ber
"Las fibras del líber se emplean para la cestería."
líber
Transliteration: lee-ber
"O líber é a camada condutora de seiva elaborada nas plantas."
वल्क
Transliteration: valk
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पेड़ के भीतरी छाल या वल्क का उपयोग रस्सी बनाने के लिए किया जाता है।"
韧皮部纤维
Transliteration: rèn pí bù xiān wéi
Script: 中文汉字
"大麻和黄麻富含优质的韧皮部纤维。"
韧피
Transliteration: injeolmi
Script: 한국어 한글
"나무의 껍질에서 추출한 인피섬유로 밧줄을 만든다."
靭皮繊維
Transliteration: jinpi sen'i
Script: 日本語
"植物の靭皮繊維はロープや布の原料として利用されます。"
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