coir
noun/ˈkɔɪə(r)/
/ˈkɔɪər/
[uncountable]- stiff fibres (= strings) from the husks (= outer layer) of coconuts, used for making ropes, for covering floors, etc.Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Malayalam kayar̲u ‘cord, coir’.
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