Crossword puzzle clue "fruit with a fibrous skin"

(Maori) a flightless New Zealand bird, aka apteryx

(Arabic) a kind of vine, whose fibrous gourdlike fruit is used as sponge, also LOOFAH, LUFFA

to sever the central nervous system of

(Tagalog) a Philippine plant, also ABAKA

(Greek) fine fibrous mineral made into incombustible material, also ASBESTUS

to soak in water mixed with the outer coat of cereals

FASCIA, (Latin) an architectural band, also FACIA