4 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Villus \Vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Villi}. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.] 1. (Anat.) 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. [1913 Webster] 2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Villi \Vil"li\, n., pl. of {Villus}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: villus n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane [also: {villi} (pl)] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: villi See {villus}
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