According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
VILLI
VILLUS
villus
(noun) a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
villi
(biology) plural of villus
Source: Wiktionary
Vil"li, n.
Definition: , pl. of Villus.
VILLUS
Vil"lus, n.; pl. Villi. Etym: [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.
2. pl. (Bot.)
Definition: Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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