Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials (hierarchy name)
4. materials (substances)
5. [materials by form]
6. [materials by physical form]
7. [fiber and fiber by product]
8. fiber
9. natural fiber

Additional parents:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Materials Facet
3. Materials
4. materials
5. materials by origin
6. biological material
7. plant material

Narrower term/s

• bagasse
• esparto (fiber)
• henequen (fiber)
• sisal (fiber)
• flax (fiber)[+]
  • muka
• hemp (fiber)
• Manila hemp (fiber)
• jute (fiber)
• kenaf (fiber)
• mitsumata (fiber)
• palm fiber
• raffia (fiber)
• coir
• kapok (fiber)
• ramie (fiber)
• bast
• kozo (fiber)
• gampi (fiber)
• cotton (fiber)[+]
  • linter (fiber)
• nettle (fiber)
• cattail fiber
• piña (fiber)
• muka (fiber)
• maguey (fiber)
• imbe (fiber)
• milkweed floss

Anotations

Scope note:

Any fiber obtained from plant sources, including from the bark (flax, hemp, jute), stems or leaves (abaca, sisal), and seeds (cotton). One way in which plant fibers may be distinguished is that in general they will flame when exposed to fire while animal fibers will only char.