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(1):

(n.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.

(2):

(n.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Villus'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/villus.html. 1828.
 
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