|filə|mentəs adjective
also fil·a·men·tose ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈmen.ˌtōs, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mən.-
Etymology: filamentous from French filamenteux, from Middle French from filament + -eux -ous; filamentose, from filament + -ose
: resembling a filament : composed of filaments : thready
filamentous algae
filamentous fibers