villus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane

WordNet

Vil"lus noun
Etymology
L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.
Wordforms
plural Villi
Definitions
  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.
  2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.

Webster 1913