Etymology

villiform

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Today it means: Having villi; having the shape of villi or small hairs. Full definition →

Latin villus
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromvillus“hair”
  2. English todayvilliform

Latin villus (“hair”) + -iform.

Words from the same roots

Latinvillus all →

velvetvillusvillousvillin

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