pilus

Signification (Anglais)

1. A hair.
2. A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.
3. A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions.

Concepts

chevelure

cheveu

poil

cheveux

pelage

pilus

Synonymes

hair

fur

fuzz

lint

pelage

pelt

pile

root hair

lanugo

yure

dust bunny

riah

Traductions

شَعر

cabell

pèl

llaneta

Haar

Kopfhaar

Haupthaar

μαλλιά

τρίχωμα

capelli

capello

pelo

peluria

pilus

saeta

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from Latin pilus (“hair”). Doublet of pile.