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]