fimbriate

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fimbriate
    adj 1: having a fringe of slender processes

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fimbriate \Fim*bri*ate\, a. [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr.
   fimbria fiber, fringe. See {Fringe}.]
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fimbriate \Fim"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fimbriated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Fimbriating}.]
   To hem; to fringe. --Fuller.
   [1913 Webster]