threadlike
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There, mycorrhizal fungi attach to the cells of a plant’s roots and spread out threadlike filaments, searching for nutrients and water to supply to the plant in return for carbon.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2026
Mycelia are threadlike cells that absorb nutrients, not unlike a plant’s root.
From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2024
Myelin is the protective sheath covering each nerve cell's axon -- the threadlike portion of a cell that transmits electrical signals between cells.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 14, 2024
"Microfibers – threadlike plastics frequently shed from clothing and textiles – are the most common form of microplastics ingested by marine fish, crustaceans, and bivalves in most studies to date," Baechler told Salon.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023
Ray fungi, growing in long threadlike filaments, are somewhat less numerous than the bacteria, yet because they are larger their total weight in a given amount of soil may be about the same.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
