Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
filamentous .
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- adjective Being
hair orthread -like. - adjective Having the form of a thread, as in the thread in clothes.
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Examples
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The fruit is about the size and shape of a hen's egg, the husk tow-like or filamentose, the kernel pinkish or light red.
The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines Jerome Beers Thomas 1891
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In some of the crevices I picked up a quantity of very curious filamentose lava, known as "Pele's hair."
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In some of the crevices I picked up a quantity of very curious filamentose lava, known as “Pele’s hair.”
The Hawaiian Archipelago Isabella Lucy 2004
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