Definition of filiform

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Filiform (a.) Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe..

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Sucrate :: Suckling (v. t.) A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme) common in Southern Europe.
Fimbriate :: Fimbriate (a.) Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube..
Filiform :: Filiform (a.) Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe..
Leptothrix :: Leptothrix (n.) Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of filiform individuals..
Cnidocil :: Cnidocil (n.) The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.
Spur-shell :: Spurry (n.) An annual herb (Spergula arvensis) with whorled filiform leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder..
Sarment :: Sarment (n.) A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawberry. See Runner..
Sarmentose :: Sarmentose (a.) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a sarmentose stem..
Silk :: Silk (n.) That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize..
Thread-shaped :: Thread-shaped (a.) Having the form of a thread; filiform.
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