pilus

n. (细胞、微生物等表面的)毛,纤毛,菌毛

词形变化

pili 复数 pili

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A hair.

    生物
  2. 2.

    A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria.

    生物
  3. 3.

    A bacterial protein that has several biochemical functions.

    化学 生物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

hair

上位词 3

hair filament filum

整体词 3

mammal microorganism mammalian

词源

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

来源：wiktionary