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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 vil·lus /ˈvɪləs/
 絨毛,長茸毛

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 vil·lus /ˈvɪləs/ 名詞
 絨毛

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Vil·lus n.; pl. Villi
 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 villus
      n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
      [also: villi (pl)]