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花丝

Word · NounTraditional絲

silk; filament; thread-like; tiny

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

filament; thread; filamentous part

Used in botany to describe thread-like structures, such as in flowers. Also used in compounds like '粉丝' (vermicelli/fans).

Zhè这
duǒ朵
huā花
de的
xióng雄
ruǐ蕊
yǒu有
jǐ几
gēn根
huā花
sī丝
 。

There are several filaments in the stamen of this flower.

Xiǎn显
wēi微
jìng镜
xià下
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
xì细
bāo胞
biǎo表
miàn面
de的
xiān纤
máo毛
xiàng像
xì细
sī丝
yī一
yàng样
 。

Under a microscope, you can see the cilia on the cell surface like fine filaments.

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Zhī蜘
zhū蛛
sī丝
fēi非
cháng常
jiān坚
rèn韧
 。

Spider silk is extremely strong.