Bast fibre

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Bast fibre (fiber) or skin fibre is fibre collected from the skin or bast surrounding the stem of a plant. These fibres have higher tensile strength than other kinds, and are therefore used for ropes, yarn, paper, and burlap.

Examples are:

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Classification of natural fibres and list of bast fibres.

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