pili

noun, plural pi·lies.

1. a Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, the edible seeds of which taste like a sweet almond.
2. Also called pili nut. the seed of this tree.

noun

1. Biology. plural of pilus.

noun, plural pi·li [pahy-lahy] /ˈpaɪ laɪ/. Biology.

1. a hair or hairlike structure.

1. a combining form meaning “hair,” used in the formation of compound words: piliform.

noun plural -lis

1. a burseraceous Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, with edible seeds resembling almonds
2. Also called: pili nut the seed of this tree

pl n singular pilus (ˈpaɪləs)

1. bacteriol short curled hairlike processes on the surface of certain bacteria that are involved in conjugation and the attachment of the bacteria to other cells

n. pl. pi•li (-lī′)

1. A hair.
2. A fine filamentous appendage, somewhat analogous to the flagellum, that occurs on some bacteria.fimbria