bast

/bæst/

Thân thiện

Bast was often depicted as a protective deity in ancient Egyptian art.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Plant tissue (phloem): The inner fibrous bark of certain trees, especially the phloem, which is a vascular tissue that transports nutrients.
   • Fibrous material: The strong, flexible fibers obtained from this tissue, used historically for making ropes, mats, and textiles.

Usage

• As a material:
  • Ancient cultures used bast to make cordage and cloth.
  • The bast from the linden tree is particularly durable.
• In botany:
  • The bast transports sugars from the leaves to other parts of the plant.

Advanced Usage

• "Bast fiber": A common term specifying the fibrous material.
  • Linen is made from the bast fiber of the flax plant.

Variants and Related Words

• Bast fiber (n): The specific strand-like material obtained from bast.
• Phloem (n): The botanical term for the living tissue that conducts nutrients; bast is primarily the fibrous part of this tissue.
• Liber (n): An older, synonymous term for bast, especially the fibrous bark.

Synonyms

• Phloem (in a botanical context)
• Inner bark
• Bast fiber

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary modern meaning relates to botany and materials. The reference to the Egyptian goddess "Bast" is a distinct, homographic proper noun (often spelled "Bastet") and is not related to the plant fiber term "bast".

Học thuật

Noun

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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Bast
• phloem
• bast fiber