bast

(bast)

noun

  1. Bot. any type of phloem
  2. fiber obtained from phloem, used in making ropes, mats, etc.

Origin: ME < OE bæst, inner bark of trees; akin to Ger & ON bast

See bast in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. See phloem.
  2. Bast fiber.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English bǽst

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