Filament

n.

1.

(Bot.) A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber;

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

barb, chromatid, cobweb, fiber, fibre, fibril, gossamer, hypha, myofibril, myofibrilla, paraphysis, rhizoid, sarcostyle, strand