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barb
one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather
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cobweb, gossamer
filaments from a web that was spun by a spider
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chromatid
one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits during mitosis
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myofibril, myofibrilla, sarcostyle
one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber
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rhizoid
any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc
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hypha
any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
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paraphysis
a sterile simple or branched filament or hair borne among sporangia; may be pointed or clubbed
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conidiophore
a specialized fungal hypha that produces conidia
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Rhizopus stolonifer, leak fungus, ring rot fungus
fungus causing soft watery rot in fruits and vegetables and rings of dry rot around roots of sweet potatoes
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rhizomorph
a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi
