Definition of coir
: a stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut
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The floating modules are made of an inert growing medium called coconut coir, made from coconut husks, which is rolled into tubes bound together with plastic mesh and frames of stainless steel.
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Straw and sandpaper combinations were ruled out for the same reason, though a thicker coir fiber fared better.
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For their installation, SCAPE filled the elegant surrounds of the pavilion with low-tech materials used to combat erosion, like bundles of willow branches (collected and used by local fishermen), coir logs, and concrete blocks.
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Place erosion barriers, such as coir rolls, on slopes to hold soil in place.
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Use string, paper twine, coir (made from the fiber of coconut husk) or anything that the bines can grip well.
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Use plenty of compost and coconut coir in the soil.
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Origin and Etymology of coir
Tamil kayir̤u rope
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