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

Synonyms:

filamentlike, ropey, threadlike, filamentous, thin, thready, ropy, stringy, fibrous

Usage examples:

• Style filiform, same length as the stamens. - "The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines", T. H. Pardo de Tavera.
• Ovary many- ovuled with filiform style. - "The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines", T. H. Pardo de Tavera.
• These sporules germinate very rapidly from an indefinite point of their surface, emitting a filiform process, which is flexuous and very delicate, not extending more in length than three times that of the long axis of the sporule, often less, reproducing at its summit a new sporule, differing in form and size from that which preceded it. - "Fungi: Their Nature and Uses", Mordecai Cubitt Cooke.