filamentous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

filamentous
    adj 1: thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn:
           {filamentous}, {filiform}, {filamentlike}, {threadlike},
           {thready}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Filamentous \Fil`a*men"tous\, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.]
   Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.
   [1913 Webster]

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