filiform

[ fil-uh-fawrm, fahy-luh- ]

adjective
  1. threadlike; filamentous.

Origin of filiform

1
1750–60; <Latin fīl(um) a thread + -i- + -form

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filiform

/ (ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm, ˈfaɪ-) /


adjective
  1. biology having the form of a thread

Origin of filiform

1
C18: from Latin fīlum thread

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