filiform

Pronunciation:		'filu`form
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[adj] thin in diameter; resembling a thread

	Synonyms:	filamentlike, filamentous, thin, threadlike, thready


Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Fil"i*form\, a. [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.] Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papill[ae] of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of {Antenn[AE]}.

Biology Dictionary

	Definition:	Thread-like.