Etymology

villous

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Today it means: Hairy, covered with soft long hair. Full definition →

Latin villus
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  1. Latin · derived fromvillus“shaggy hair”
  2. English todayvillous

From Latin villus (“shaggy hair”).

Words from the same roots

Latinvillus all →

velvetvillusvillinvilliform

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