English Explanatory Dictionary

villus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.
  2. One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.

Pronunciation

/ˈvɪləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Neøn-villus.wav

Word forms

villus villi

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

Related words

extravillous intervillar intervillous intravillous macrovillus microvillus perivillous velour velvet villar villiform villitis villonodular villosity villous

Derived words

chorionic villus sampling
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