Associations to the word «Filum»

Wiktionary

FILUM, noun. (anatomy) a filamentous anatomical structure

Dictionary definition

FILUM, noun. A threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats