villus

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villus

/ˈvɪləs/

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Borrowed from Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

noun villi

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
One of the fine soft hairs on fruits, flowers, and other parts of plants.

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noun small projection from a membrane

한국어	융모 yungmo
中文	絨毛 /绒毛 róngmáo
हिन्दी	अंकुर aṅkur
Português	vilo
Deutsch	Zotte
العربية	زُغابَة zuḡāba, زَغْبَة zaḡba
עברית	סִיס sis

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@misc{villus_2026,
  title = {villus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/villus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}