filiform

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

filiform

/ ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm; ˈfaɪ- /

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

C18: from Latin fīlum thread

Filiform: Uniform growth, without special characters (Fig. 150, a).

Notocirri 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.

Fronds filiform, bristle-like, branching into delicate, hair-like branches; yellowish-brown.

The slender embryo therefore is horseshoe-shaped; cotyledons filiform.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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