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Definition of filamentous : Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments.

Synonyms:

ropy, filiform, thin, filamentlike, ropey

threadlike, flossy, thready, wiry, filamentary, stringy, fibrous, fibroid

Usage examples:

• Many such clusters can be produced on one sclerotium, so that soon the greater part of the surface is covered by filamentous conidia- bearers with their panicles. - "Fungi: Their Nature and Uses", Mordecai Cubitt Cooke.