'filiform' definitions:
Definition of 'filiform'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Thin in diameter; resembling a thread [syn: filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready]
Definition of 'filiform'
From: 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