||Vil"lus (?), n.; pl.
Villi (#). [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary
processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi
cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to
increase the absorbing surface.
2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants,
resembling the pile of velvet.
||Vil"lus (?), n.; pl.
Villi (#). [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary
processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi
cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to
increase the absorbing surface.
2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants,
resembling the pile of velvet.
