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villi

villi is the plural of villus.

Meaning of villus

Noun

villus (plural villi)

  1. A small projection from a membrane, particularly those found in the mucous membranes of the intestines.
    • where a villus comes next to a gland the short cubical cells of the gland may be traced into the columnar cells of the villus , the hyaline border becoming more marked1880, Arthur Gamgee, A Text-book of the physiological chemistry […]
  2. One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.

Questions about villi

What is villi the plural of?
Villi is the plural of villus.

Words near villi in the dictionary

  1. Villeperdue
  2. Villerupt
  3. villes
  4. Villette
  5. Villeurbanne
  6. villi
  7. villiaco
  8. villiacoes
  9. villiacos
  10. villiago
  11. villiagos

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