(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:39:39

Fil"i*form (?), a. [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.]

Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform papillae of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See Illust. of AntennAe.

 

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