ˈfimbrēə noun
( plural fimbri·ae -rēˌē, -ēˌī)
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, fringe
1.
a. fimbriae plural : a bordering fringe ; especially : such a fringe at the entrance of the fallopian tubes
b. : a band of nerve fibers bordering the hippocampus and joining the fornix
2. : a border that resembles a fringe (as the peristome of a moss)