Defenition of the word bast

• Defenition of the word bast

  • cat- or lion-headed goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
  • strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
  • (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
  • cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun

Synonyms for the word bast

• • Bast
  • bast fiber
  • phloem

Meronymys for the word bast

• • sieve tube

Hypernyms for the word bast

• • Egyptian deity
  • natural fiber
  • natural fibre
  • vascular tissue

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