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

plural of fimbria

(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

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae

(biology) Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.

(transitive) To fringe; to hem.

present participle of fimbriate

plural of fimbriation

(uncountable, heraldry, flags) The use of a thin stripe of a contrasting tincture (colour) around a charge, ordinary or stripe in order to make it stand out from the background.