fibrillar

Variant of fibril

fibril definition

fi·bril (fī′brəl)

noun

  1. a small fiber, esp. a component of a larger fiber
  2. a root hair

Etymology: < ModL fibrilla, dim. of L fibra, fiber

Related Forms:

  • fibrillar fi′·bril·lar (-brə lər) adjective or fibrillary fi′·bril·lar′y (-brə ler′ē)

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