filiform
threadlike; filamentous.
Origin of filiform
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How to use filiform in a sentence
filiform: Uniform growth, without special characters (Fig. 150, a).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreNotocirri on side of body above parapodia; filiform; more or less segmented.
These are everywhere membranous and do not show the abundant filiform dissipation so characteristic of Reticularia.
The North American Slime-Moulds | Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) MacBrideFronds filiform, bristle-like, branching into delicate, hair-like branches; yellowish-brown.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldThe slender embryo therefore is horseshoe-shaped; cotyledons filiform.
British Dictionary definitions for filiform
/ (ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm, ˈfaɪ-) /
biology having the form of a thread
Origin of filiform
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