adjective
- resembling or having the characteristics of wood fibers, especially the thick-walled elongated cells that provide structural support in woody plants
Usage: botanical; technical
Examples
- The libriform fibers provide mechanical strength to the wood structure.
- Botanists identified libriform cells in the cross-section of the tree trunk.
- The libriform elements help distinguish this species from others in the genus.
- Under the microscope, the libriform fibers appeared as elongated, thick-walled structures.
- The wood’s durability is largely due to its abundant libriform tissue.