Etymology

piliferous

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Today it means: Containing or producing hair. Full definition →

Latin pilus
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  1. Latin · derived frompilus
  2. English todaypiliferous

From Latin pilus + -iferous.

Words from the same roots

Latinpilus all →

pilepiluspilonidalepilatepileouspiliformpiligerouspili tortipilo-pilocyte

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