filamentous

[ fil-uh-men-tuh s ]

/ ˌfɪl əˈmɛn təs /

composed of or containing filaments.

pertaining to or resembling a filament.

bearing filaments.

Origin of filamentous

First recorded in 1665–75; filament + -ous

in·ter·fil·a·men·tous, adjective non·fil·a·men·tous, adjective un·fil·a·men·tous, adjective

fil, filaceous, filagree, filament, filamentary, filamentous, filar, filaria, filarial, filariasis, filaricide

In structure they are expanded or filamentous, nearly always rose-coloured or purple in colour.

Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils |Peter Gray
Pod 1° long, with linear stalk, containing many seeds separated by filamentous isthmuses.

The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines |T. H. Pardo de Tavera
In a similar way the petals and labellum of Odontoglossum Uro-Skinneri have been found reduced to filamentous processes.

Vegetable Teratology |Maxwell T. Masters
Usually the protonema is filamentous and ceases to be evident after the plants have developed.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 |Various

Filamentose, or Filamentous, bearing or formed of slender threads.

The Elements of Botany |Asa Gray