Villus

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.

II. Villus ·noun 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.

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

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