pilus

Etymology
Borrowed from. .

Noun

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

Noun

 * 1)  bacterial appendage

Etymology 1
. Older sources reconstruct, with , , as cognates,  but this is no longer accepted.

Noun

 * 1)  A hair.
 * 2)  An insignificant amount; iota; least amount
 * 1)  An insignificant amount; iota; least amount

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Etymology 2
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Noun

 * 1) A maniple of the triāriī; a reserve company of veteran soldiers.