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Webster 1913 Edition
Filament
Fil′a-ment
,Noun.
A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber;
esp.
(Bot.)
, the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
Webster 1828 Edition
Filament
FIL'AMENT
,Noun.
A thread; a fiber. In anatomy and natural history, a fine thread of which flesh, nerves, skin, plants, roots, &c., and also some minerals, are composed. So the spider's web is composed of filaments. The threadlike part of the stamens of plants, is called the filament.