Etymology

piliform

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Today it means: Resembling hair. Full definition →

Latin pilus
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  1. Latin · derived frompilus“hair”
  2. English todaypiliform

Latin pilus (“hair”) + -form

Words from the same roots

Latinpilus all →

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