Word Meanings - VILLI - Book Publishers vocabulary database

, pl. of Villus.

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• VILLUS
  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.
• PULVILLUS
  One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.