noun
definition
The fibre obtained from the husk of a coconut, used chiefly in making rope, matting and as a peat substitute.
Examples of coir in a Sentence
From the earliest notices the production of coir, the collection of cowries, and the weaving of excellent textures on these islands have been noted.
Coir is a product that is created when coconuts are harvested and processed.
Hydroponic gardens use water or a soilless growing medium like moss or coir (coconut fiber).
Purchase coconut coir and spread down the center of the table length.
Mix about 1/3 part of compost, 1/3 part organic soil, and 1/3 part hydrated coir.
The fiberous layer under the mesocarp is called the coir, and this fiber can be used to make everything from ropes to textiles.
The meat and juice, which are located on the inside of the fibrous coir, are the only edible parts of the coconut.
Bring a touch of the Mediterranean into your home with our stylish coir doormat printed with a stenciled olive design.
Trade is large and increasing, the chief exports being copra, coir and other coco-nut products, pepper, tea, sugar, areca-nuts, timber, hides, coffee, &c. The capital is Trivandrum.
In the United Kingdom, under the name of "coir" matting, a large amount of a coarse kind of carpet is made from coco-nut fibre; and the same material, as well as strips of cane, Manila hemp, various grasses and rushes, is largely employed in various forms for making door mats.
The condition can be controlled efficiently by adding compost or coir, creating a richer soil, or adding a little sand depending on the needs of the plants in that individual bed.
The chief exports of the islands besides coir and cowries (a decreasing trade) are coco-nuts, copra, tortoise-shell and dried bonito-fish.
In the narrative of William Rubruquis (1253), though distinct reference is made to the conquering Gur Khan under the name of Coir Cham of Caracatay, the title of "King John" is assigned to Kushluk, king of the Naimans, who had married the daughter of the last lineal representative of the gur khans.(fn 2) And from the remarks which Rubruquis makes in connexion with this King John, on the habit of the Nestorians to spin wonderful stories out of nothing, and of the great tales that went forth about King John, it is evident that the intelligent traveller supposed this king of the Naimans to be the original of the widely spread legend.