‖n.; pl.Fimbriæ [ L., fringe. See Fringle. ] (Anat.) (a)pl. A fringe, or fringed border. (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the brain. -- Fim"bri*al a. [1913 Webster]
a. [ L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr. fimbria fiber, fringe. See Fringe. ] Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube. [ 1913 Webster ]