3. (Anat.)
Defn: A villus.
VILLOUS
Vil"lous, a. Etym: [L. villosus: cf. F. villeux. Cf. Velvet.]
1. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Furnished or clothed with villi.
VILLUS
Vil"lus, n.; pl. Villi. Etym: [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of hair.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.)