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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024vil•lus (vil′əs),USA pronunciation n., pl. vil•li (vil′ī).USA pronunciation - Anatomy, Zoologyone of the minute, wormlike processes on certain membranes, esp. on the mucous membrane of the small intestine, where they serve in absorbing nutriment.
- Botanyone of the long, soft, straight hairs covering the fruit, flowers, and other parts of certain plants.
- Latin: shaggy hair, thick nap
- 1695–1705
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: villus /ˈvɪləs/ n ( pl villi /ˈvɪlaɪ/)(usually plural)- any of the numerous finger-like projections of the mucous membrane lining the small intestine of many vertebrates
- any similar membranous process, such as any of those in the mammalian placenta
- any of various hairlike outgrowths, as from the stem of a moss
Etymology: 18th Century: from Latin: shaggy hair |