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villosity

American

[vi-los-i-tee] / vɪˈlɒs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

villosities

a villous surface or coating.
a number of villi together.
a villus.

villosity British

/ vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ /

noun

the state of being villous
a villous coating or surface
a villus or a collection of villi

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Etymology

Origin of villosity

First recorded in 1770–80; villose + -ity

Example Sentences

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Dryness seems generally to favour the hairyness or villosity of plants.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles

Dryness seems generally to favour the hairiness or villosity of plants.

From The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 by Darwin, Charles

It may come one day to be recognized that the number of legs, or the villosity of the skin, are reasons insufficient for abandoning a sensitive being to the caprice of a tormentor.

From Voices for the Speechless by Firth, Abraham

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