filiform

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

/ ˈfɪl əˌfɔrm, ˈfaɪ lə- /

adjective

threadlike; filamentous.

Origin of filiform

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

Words nearby filiform

filiate, filiation, filibeg, filibuster, filicide, filiform, filiform bougie, filiform papilla, filigrain, filigree, filing clerk

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Example sentences from the Web for filiform

The anthers are golden brown, and the stigmas are spherical instead of filiform.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
In unisexual flowers it is not uncommon to find vestiges of the undeveloped stamens in the form of filiform bodies or scales.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5|Various
The tentacles are long and filiform and are constantly moving about as in the allied genus Planorbis.
Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 3 [March 1901]|Various
Usually the metal is arborescent, dendritic, filiform, moss-like or laminar.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3|Various

The filiform papill become elongated to several times their normal length, and feel and look like so many hairs on the tongue.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various

British Dictionary definitions for filiform

filiform

/ (ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm, ˈfaɪ-) /

adjective

biology having the form of a thread

Word Origin for filiform

C18: from Latin fīlum thread

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for filiform

filiform

[ fĭl′ə-fôrm′, fī′lə- ]

adj.

Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament.

单词	filiform
释义	filiform [ fil-uh-fawrm, fahy-luh- ] / ˈfɪl əˌfɔrm, ˈfaɪ lə- / adjective threadlike; filamentous. Origin of filiform 1750–60; <Latin fīl(um) a thread + -i- + -form Words nearby filiform filiate, filiation, filibeg, filibuster, filicide, filiform, filiform bougie, filiform papilla, filigrain, filigree, filing clerk Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for filiform The anthers are golden brown, and the stigmas are spherical instead of filiform. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons In unisexual flowers it is not uncommon to find vestiges of the undeveloped stamens in the form of filiform bodies or scales. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5\|Various The tentacles are long and filiform and are constantly moving about as in the allied genus Planorbis. Birds and Nature Vol. 9 No. 3 [March 1901]\|Various Usually the metal is arborescent, dendritic, filiform, moss-like or laminar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3\|Various The filiform papill become elongated to several times their normal length, and feel and look like so many hairs on the tongue. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various British Dictionary definitions for filiform filiform / (ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm, ˈfaɪ-) / adjective biology having the form of a thread Word Origin for filiform C18: from Latin fīlum thread Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for filiform filiform [ fĭl′ə-fôrm′, fī′lə- ] adj. Having the form of or resembling a thread or filament. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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