filiform
The English word “filiform” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
- Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Etymology
Latin filum (“filament”), + -iform.
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