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villous
[ vil-uhs ]
adjective
- covered with or of the nature of villi.
- having villiform processes.
- Botany. pubescent with long and soft hairs that are not interwoven.
villous
/ ˈvɪləs /
adjective
- (of plant parts) covered with long hairs
- of, relating to, or having villi
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Derived Forms
- ˈvillously, adverb
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Other Words From
- villous·ly adverb
- inter·villous adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of villous1
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Example Sentences
Villous: Beset with short, undivided, hair-like extensions (Fig. 150, d).
Before leaving the inner aspect of the pedal wing it supplies a deep branch to the heel and the villous tissue.
Achenes top-shaped, 5-costate, villous; pappus of 5–10 long thin scales, awn-tipped by the excurrent nerve.
Leaves linear, frequently involute, and the ligule or throat of the sheath bearded with long villous hairs.
The papillary cancers of the skin and the villous cancers of mucous membranes are thus distinguished.
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