filose

fi·lose

[fahy-lohs]
adjective
2.
ending in a threadlike process.

Origin:
1815–25; < Latin fīl(um) a thread + -ose1

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filose (ˈfaɪləʊs, -ləʊz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
biology resembling or possessing a thread or threadlike process: filose pseudopodia
 
[C19: from Latin fīlum thread]

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