Thesaurus: filament
A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
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Definitions
- n. A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
- n. a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
- n. the stalk of a stamen
- n. a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)
- n. a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
- A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
- A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp.(Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
- n:100 n. the stalk of a stamen n. a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells) n. a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current