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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.
 
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 villus
      n : a minute hairlike projection on mucous membrane
      [also: villi (pl)]