"filamentous" meaning in English

See filamentous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-filamentous.wav [US] Forms: more filamentous [comparative], most filamentous [superlative]
Etymology: filament + -ous Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|filament|ous}} filament + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj}} filamentous (comparative more filamentous, superlative most filamentous)
  1. Having the form of threads or filaments; filamented. Derived forms: hyperfilamentous, hypofilamentous, interfilamentous, microfilamentous, nonfilamentous Translations (having the form of filaments): filamenteux (French), filamentosus (Latin), filamentos (Romanian), filamentoso (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-filamentous-en-adj-d0O6g~Fa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous

Alternative forms

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