Definitions for "Pili"
(also called fimbriae) are short, fine, rigid protein appendages of the cell wall that help the bacterium adhere to the tissue of its host.
pl Pili Very thin filaments (ca. 10 nm diameter) filaments on the surface of some bacteria. They appear to be hollow tubes used to transfer genes.
elongated, proteinaceous, plasmid-encoded structures extending from the surface of Gram-negative bacteria that express conjugative plasmid; some types have been shown to be essential in conjugation.
Pili (Traditional Chinese: 霹靂) is a puppet show from Taiwan. It is made by Pili International Multimedia. The TV series started in 1985, and it still continues today.
pill-I Short projections on bacterial cells used to attach to objects. 446
Keywords:  bearing, hair, referring
referring to hairs ("pilifera" = "hair-bearing")