- bast, bast fiber - strong woody fibers obtained especially from the phloem of from various plants
--1 is a kind of natural fiber, natural fibre
- phloem, bast - (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
--2 is a kind of vascular tissue
--2 has parts: sieve tube - Bast - cat- or lion-headed Egyptian goddess; represents life-giving power of the sun
--3 is a kind of Egyptian deity