filose
[ fahy-lohs ]
/ ˈfaɪ loʊs /
adjective
ending in a threadlike process.
Origin of filose
1815–25; < Latin
fīl(um) a thread +
-ose1
Words nearby filose
filo,
filofax,
filoplume,
filopodium,
filopressure,
filose,
filoselle,
filosus,
filovirus,
fils,
filt.
British Dictionary definitions for filose
filose
/ (ˈfaɪləʊs, -ləʊz) /
adjective
biology
resembling or possessing a thread or threadlike process
filose pseudopodia
Word Origin for filose
C19: from Latin
fīlum thread