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pi⋅li

1  [pee-lee]
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–noun, plural -lies.
1. a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
2. Also called pili nut. the seed of this tree.
Origin:
< Tagalog

pi⋅li

2  [pahy-lahy]
–noun
Biology. pl. of pilus.

pili-

 
a combining form meaning “hair,” used in the formation of compound words: piliform.
Origin:
comb. form repr. L pilus; see -i-

pi⋅lus

  [pahy-luhs]
–noun, plural -li  [-lahy] . Biology.
a hair or hairlike structure.
Origin:
1955–60; < L
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pi·li   (pī'lī')   
n.  Plural of pilus.
pi·lus   (pī'ləs)   
n.   pl. pi·li (-lī')
A hair or hairlike structure, especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism.

[Latin.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: pili
plural of PILUS

Main Entry: pili
—see ARRECTOR PILI MUSCLE, ERECTOR PILI MUSCLE

Main Entry: pi·lus
Pronunciation: 'pI-l&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural pi·li /-"lI/
: a hair or astructure (as of a bacterium) resembling a hair
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pilus pi·lus (pī'ləs)
n. pl. pi·li (-lī')

  1. A hair.

  2. A fine filamentous appendage, somewhat analogous to the flagellum, that occurs on some bacteria. Also called fimbria.

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