fibrilla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of fibril (“a fine fibre or filament”).

Pronunciation

/fʌɪˈbrɪlə/

Word forms

fibrilla fibrillae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fibrilla, diminutive of Latin fibra + -illa. Doublet of fibril. Compare fibre. By surface analysis, fibre + Latin -illa.

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