"vellus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: vellera [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin vellus (“fleece”). Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:lbor|la:vellus<t:fleece>|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#learned_borrowing|Learned borrowing]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "fleece", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "vellus", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "vellus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="vellus"> Learned borrowing from Latin vellus (“fleece”). Head templates: {{en-noun|vellera}} vellus (plural vellera)
  1. The stipe of certain fungi. Derived forms: vellus hair

Inflected forms

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