[ noun ] stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut <noun.plant>
Coir \Coir\ (koir), n. [Tamil kayiru.] 1. A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut. --Homans.
2. Cordage or cables, made of this material.
In the past couple of years India is estimated to have exported nearly 2,000 tonnes of coir geotextiles.