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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A fine thread or wire.
  • botany The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.
  • textile A continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length.
  • Such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve.

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