villous

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villous

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From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

adjective more villous · most villous · villose

  1. Hairy, covered with soft long hair.
  2. Covered with villi. Giardia causes villous blunting.

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adj covered with villi

Españolvelludo, velloso, vellido
Françaisvelu
Italianovilloso
Românăvilos

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@misc{villous_2026,
  title = {villous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/villous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}