Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Producing threads, or bearing thread-like growths, as some plants, insects, mollusks, etc.; specifically, in entomology, bearing very slender, thread-like organs, as the abdomen of a May-fly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Producing threads.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Producing
threads .
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Latin filum a thread + -ferous.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word filiferous.
Examples
Sorry, no example sentences found.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.