FILIFORM

filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready

(adjective) thin in diameter; resembling a thread

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

filiform (comparative more filiform, superlative most filiform)

Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.

Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.

Source: Wiktionary


Fil"i*form, a. Etym: [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F. filiforme.]

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

19 April 2025

CATCH

(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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