Pilus

nounid 105670·updated May 18, 2026
verified

any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

polysemous

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Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Variants

synonym
hair
plural
Piluses
possessive
Pilus's
pluralpossessive
Piluses'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
hairlike structure especially on the surface of a cell or microorganism
§2
any of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammal

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