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vil⋅lous

  [vil-uhs]
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–adjective
1. covered with or of the nature of villi.
2. having villiform processes.
3. Botany. pubescent with long and soft hairs that are not interwoven.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see villose, -ous

Related forms:
vil⋅lous⋅ly, adverb
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vil·lous   (vĭl'əs)   
adj.  

  1. Biology Of, relating to, resembling, or covered with villi.

  2. Botany Covered with soft, shaggy unmatted hairs.


[From Latin villōsus, hairy, from villus, shaggy hair.]
vil'lous·ly adv.
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Main Entry: vil·lous
Pronunciation: 'vil-&s
Function: adjective
: covered or furnished with or as if with villi —vil·lous·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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villous vil·lous (vĭl'əs) or vil·lose (-ōs')
adj.
Of, relating to, resembling, or covered with villi.

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