meaning of villus

1. 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.
Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.
3.
a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane


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