staple fiber

1. 1.

   a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

   “staple fibers vary widely in length”

   Synonymsstaplestaple fibre

   Broadernatural fiber

Questions about staple fiber

What does staple fiber mean?

staple fiber means "a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn".

What is another word for staple fiber?

Close synonyms include staple, staple fibre. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.