Found 2 items, similar to Villi.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: villi
villus
n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
[also:
villi (pl)]
villi
See
villus
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Villi
Villi
\Vil"li\, n.,
pl. of
Villus.
[1913 Webster]
Villus
\Vil"lus\, n.; pl.
Villi. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of
hair.]
1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain
vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the
lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve
to increase the absorbing surface.
[1913 Webster]
2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of
velvet.
[1913 Webster]