pilus

[ pahy-luhs ]

/ ˈpaɪ ləs /

noun, plural pi·li [pahy-lahy]. /ˈpaɪ laɪ/. Biology.

a hair or hairlike structure.

Origin of pilus

Borrowed into English from Latin around 1955–60

Words nearby pilus

Piltz sign, pilular, pilule, pilum, Pilumnus, pilus, pilus incarnatus, PIM, Pima, Pima cotton, Piman

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Example sentences from the Web for pilus

What have we here to do with Pilus and Furius, who defended the cause of injustice against justice?
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine
Page 60 as A. verna; the pilus convex, the annulus broad and entire, Changed to pileus.
Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.|George Francis Atkinson
From the similarity of the name, it has been thought that here Furius and Pilus are only one man.
Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy|Aurelius Augustine

Medical definitions for pilus

pilus

[ pī′ləs ]

n. pl. pi•li (-lī′)

A hair.

A fine filamentous appendage, somewhat analogous to the flagellum, that occurs on some bacteria.fimbria

单词	pilus
释义	pilus [ pahy-luhs ] / ˈpaɪ ləs / noun, plural pi·li [pahy-lahy]. /ˈpaɪ laɪ/. Biology. a hair or hairlike structure. Origin of pilus Borrowed into English from Latin around 1955–60 Words nearby pilus Piltz sign, pilular, pilule, pilum, Pilumnus, pilus, pilus incarnatus, PIM, Pima, Pima cotton, Piman Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pilus What have we here to do with Pilus and Furius, who defended the cause of injustice against justice? Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy\|Aurelius Augustine Page 60 as A. verna; the pilus convex, the annulus broad and entire, Changed to pileus. Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc.\|George Francis Atkinson From the similarity of the name, it has been thought that here Furius and Pilus are only one man. Writings in Connection with the Donatist Controversy\|Aurelius Augustine Medical definitions for pilus pilus [ pī′ləs ] n. pl. pi•li (-lī′) A hair. A fine filamentous appendage, somewhat analogous to the flagellum, that occurs on some bacteria.fimbria The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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