What is a thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther called?
filament — A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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