filamentous

[ fil-uh-men-tuhs ]

/ ˌfɪl əˈmɛn təs /

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adjective

composed of or containing filaments.

pertaining to or resembling a filament.

bearing filaments.

Origin of filamentous

First recorded in 1665–75; filament + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM filamentous

in·ter·fil·a·men·tous, adjectivenon·fil·a·men·tous, adjectiveun·fil·a·men·tous, adjective

Words nearby filamentous

Fiji Islands, filaceous, filagree, filament, filamentary, filamentous, filar, filaria, filarial, filariasis, filaricide

Example sentences from the Web for filamentous

In structure they are expanded or filamentous, nearly always rose-coloured or purple in colour.
Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
Pod 1° long, with linear stalk, containing many seeds separated by filamentous isthmuses.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines|T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In a similar way the petals and labellum of Odontoglossum Uro-Skinneri have been found reduced to filamentous processes.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
Usually the protonema is filamentous and ceases to be evident after the plants have developed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

Filamentose, or Filamentous, bearing or formed of slender threads.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray