thread-likeness

  • 111fimbrillata —   L. fimbriae, thread; illum, diminutive; ata, indicating likeness. Lemma bears slender hairs …

    Etymological dictionary of grasses

  • 112consecutive — consecutive, successive, sequent, sequential, serial are comparable when meaning following one after the other in order. Consecutive and successive apply to objects which follow one another without interruption or break. But consecutive is… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms