[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

filament \fil"ament\, n. f. filament, fr. l. filum thread. see
   file a row.
   a thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp.
   bot., the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the
   anther.
   1913 webster
see also:
file 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

filament
     n 1: a very slender natural or synthetic fiber syn: fibril, strand
     2: the stalk of a stamen
     3: a threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of
        cells syn: filum
     4: a thin wire usually tungsten that is heated white hot by
        the passage of an electric current
see also:
fibril strand filum 

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