They're also ground into a fiber called coir that is added to potting soil to aid drainage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Columnist: Stephen Miller] Reference

The fibrous husk round the cocoanut, called coir, is manufactured into ropes, matting, brushes, and other useful articles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877] Reference

The fibrous outer covering, or husk of the nut, when macerated and prepared, is termed "coir," and is spun into yarn and rope.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference

From the strong brown fiber that covers the hard shell of the nut, is manufactured "coir", which is made into rugs, ropes etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kottu] Reference

Incomplete combustion of groundnut shells and coir dust.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 11] Reference

In the absence of asbestos, other fibres such as sisal, coir.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Innovative technologies related to recycling of materials] Reference

She would work herself to fragments before the coir allowed her to sink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hornblower In The West Indies]

It is said that coir rots in fresh water, whereas salt water strengthens it.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Philippine Islands] Reference

Coconuts floated as lightly as coir, and were more watertight than any cask.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hornblower In The West Indies]

A consignment of coir dust was obtained from a Sri Lankan coir fibre factory.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

· These include fresh husks, coconut shells and waste from the coir industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

He had apparently coir straight from a long journey, but where were his followers?.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Reluctant Queen]

Coconut wastes include fresh husks, coconut shells and waste from the coir industry.    From Wordnik.com.  [4. Innovative technologies related to recycling of materials] Reference

Husks, coir dust, and shells are the residues after the shelled nut has been obtained.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The residues tested in the furnaces were sawdust, coir dust, groundnut shells and rice husks.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

It looks exactly like cocoa-nut coir, except that its colour is a little lighter and brighter.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Philippine Islands] Reference

It then makes better oil and better coir, than when left to shrivel up and fall from the tree.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c.] Reference

"What is coir?" asked Barbara, looking out to see one of the final bales going down the hatchway.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hornblower In The West Indies]

· Corrugated roofing sheets using coir waste, woodwool, vegetable fibres, paper and textile waste.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 4] Reference

Kew, we used coir rather than peat because of the adverse environmental impact on British peat bogs.    From Wordnik.com.  [6: Soil health and plant nutrition] Reference

Feasibility study on a pilot plant for the production of coir fibre concrete roofing sheets in Sri Lanka.    From Wordnik.com.  [3. Technical rationale] Reference

Leaching reduces chlorine levels quickly, and it is best to use coir that has been aged for at least one year.    From Wordnik.com.  [6: Soil health and plant nutrition] Reference

There are reports that coir from sources other than Sri Lanka have contained chlorides at levels toxic to many plants.    From Wordnik.com.  [6: Soil health and plant nutrition] Reference

The combustion trials were consequently conducted with a supply of coir dust from a United Kingdom mattress manufacturer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

The manufacturer used coir fibre, imported from Sri Lanka, as a mattress filling; coir dust was a waste byproduct of the operation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

The fuel properties of sawdust, groundnut shells, coir dust and rice husks were investigated; a summary of results is given in Table 1.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 10] Reference

The sample of coir residue received from a Sri Lankan coir factory consisted of pith and fibre at a moisture content of 86% (wet basis).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 16] Reference

Seychelles fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2004 CIA World Factbook] Reference

Industries: fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 1999 CIA Factbook] Reference

Seychelles: fishing; tourism; processing of coconuts and vanilla, coir (coconut fiber) rope, boat building, printing, furniture; beverages.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 2001 CIA World Factbook] Reference