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Definition of: villus
(vil′əs) noun plural vil·li (vil′ī)
1. Anat. One of the short, hairlike processes found on certain membranes, as of the small intestine, where they aid in the digestive process.
2. Bot. One of the long, close, rather soft hairs on the surface of certain plants. [<L, a tuft of hair, shaggy hair, var. of vellus a fleece, wool]
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