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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Filament \Fil"a*ment\, noun [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See {File} a row.] A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp. (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the anther.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
filament
noun
1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber [syn: {fibril}, {strand}]
2: the stalk of a stamen
3: a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells [syn: {filum}]
4: a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current
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