pilar

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adjective

Relating to hair.

“pilar muscle; pilar cyst”

OriginLatin pilāris →
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Meanings

pilar1

adjectivepilar (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineRelating to hair.

    pilar muscle; pilar cyst

  2. not comparableCovered in hair; hairy.

Pilar2

proper noun
  1. A female given name from Spanish.

Origin

  1. Latinpilāris
  2. Englishpilar

Learned borrowing from Latin pilāris, from Latin pilus (“a hair”) + -ar.

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Anagrams

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APA

pilar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilar

MLA

“pilar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pilar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pilar.

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