penicil

[ pen-uh-sil ]

noun
  1. a small, brushlike tuft of hairs, as on a caterpillar.

Origin of penicil

1
First recorded in 1820–30, penicil is from the Latin word pēnicillus painter's brush or pencil. See pencil

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