(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae

(anatomy, usually in the plural) An individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.

(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections. / (heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.

simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate

(biochemistry) A protein of the calponin family

plural of fimbria

(obsolete) plural of fimbria

fringed; jagged; fimbriate / (zoology) Fringed, on one side only, by long, straight hairs, like the antennae of certain insects.

plural of fimbrin

present participle of fimbriate