Villus
/ˈvɪləs/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 marked"
- 2 a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane wordnet
- 3 One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.
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More examples"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 marked"
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).