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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