filiferous,a.|faɪˈlɪfərəs| [f. L. fīl-um thread + -iferous.] Bearing or provided with thread-like parts. 1841–71T. R. Jones Anim.Kingd. (ed. 4) 61 The presence of a prehensile apparatus of filiferous capsules.1846Dana Zooph. (1848) 513 Cells..filiferous within.