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filiform

/fil-uh-fawrm, fahy-luh-/US // ˈfɪl əˌfɔrm, ˈfaɪ lə- //UK // (ˈfɪlɪˌfɔːm, ˈfaɪ-) //

丝状,丝状的,丝状物,丝网状

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : threadlike; filamentous.

Examples

  • Filiform: Uniform growth, without special characters (Fig. 150, a).

  • Notocirri on side of body above parapodia; filiform; more or less segmented.

  • These are everywhere membranous and do not show the abundant filiform dissipation so characteristic of Reticularia.

  • Fronds filiform, bristle-like, branching into delicate, hair-like branches; yellowish-brown.

  • The slender embryo therefore is horseshoe-shaped; cotyledons filiform.