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

Perhaps the most essential organisms in the soil are the smallest — the invisible hosts of bacteria and of threadlike fungi.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson