pilus
(noun) hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
hair, pilus
(noun) any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal; “there is a hair in my soup”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pilus (plural pili)
A hair.
(microbiology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
(protein) A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions
• (hairlike appendage): fimbria
• Pulis, pulis, pusil
Source: Wiktionary
12 June 2025
(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.
