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bast (bast)

noun

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

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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