Definitions for fibrilˈfaɪ brəl, ˈfɪb rəl
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fi•brilˈfaɪ brəl, ˈfɪb rəl(n.)
a small or fine fiber or threadlike structure.
Category: Botany
Ref: root hair.
Origin of fibril:
1655–65; < NL <fibrilla < L fibra fiber
fi′bril•lose`(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
fibril, filament, strand(noun)
a very slender natural or synthetic fiber
Wiktionary
fibril(Noun)
A fine fibre or filament
fibril(Noun)
Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
Webster Dictionary
Fibril(noun)
a small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread; a fibrilla
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