Filiform

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  filiform \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]}.
     [1913 Webster] Filigrain



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  filiform
       adj : thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: {filamentous}, {filamentlike},
              {threadlike}, {thready}]