Cottonlike fiber
I believe the answer is:
ramie
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">cottonlike fiber</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for ramie that I've seen before include "plant" , "Tough fibre" .)