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Definition of: bast
(bast) noun Bot.
1. The fibrous inner bark of trees or a cordage made from it: also called bass.
2. A vegetable tissue found especially in the inner bark of dicotyledons, composed of tough, spindle-shaped, thick-walled fibers or cells.
3. Phloem. [ OE bæst]
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