VILLOUS

Etymology

Adjective

villous (comparative more villous, superlative most villous)

Hairy, covered with soft long hair.

(biology) Covered with villi.

Anagrams

• luvisol

Source: Wiktionary

Vil"lous, a. Etym: [L. villosus: cf. F. villeux. Cf. Velvet.]

1. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.

2. (Anat.)

Definition: Furnished or clothed with villi.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition