The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
filipendulous — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ləs adjective Etymology: fili + pendulous : suspended by or strung upon a thread * * * filipenˈdulous /fil / adjective Hanging by or strung on a thread • • • Main Entry: ↑filiform * * * filipendulous, a. (fɪlɪˈpɛndjʊləs) [f. mod … Useful english dictionary
filipendulous — adjective Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets … Wiktionary
filipendulous — fil·i·pen·du·lous … English syllables
filipendulous — Suspended by a single thread … Grandiloquent dictionary
filiferous — a. bearing threads. ♦ filiform, a. thread like. ♦ filigerous, a. flagellate. ♦ filipendulous, a. hanging by a thread … Dictionary of difficult words
