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Webster 1913 Edition


Capillament

Ca-pil′la-ment

,
Noun.
[L.
capillamentum
, fr.
capillus
hair: cf. F.
capillament
.]
1.
(Bot.)
A filament.
[R.]
2.
(Anat.)
Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or filament, as of the nerves.

Webster 1828 Edition


Capillament

CAPILLAMENT

, n.
1.
The filament, a small fine thread, like a hair, that grows in the middle of a flower, with a little knob at the top; a chive.
2.
A FINE FIBER, OR FILAMENT, OF WHICH THE NERVES ARE COMPOSED.

Definition 2024


capillament

capillament

English

Noun

capillament (plural capillaments)

  1. (botany) A filament
  2. (anatomy) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fibre or filament, as of the nerves.