What is "fimbriae"

Fimbria \Fim"bri*a\, n.; pl. Fimbri[ae]. [L., fringe. See Fringle.] (Anat.)

1. pl. A fringe, or fringed border.

2. A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al, a.

n. (plural of fimbria English)

n. (context obsolete English) (plural of fimbria English)

1. n. thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

2. [also: fimbriae (pl)]

See fimbria