Pilies
[pee-lee] /piˈli/
noun, plural pilies.
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.
[pahy-lahy] /ˈpaɪ laɪ/
noun
1.
Biology. plural of .
/pɪˈliː/
noun (pl) -lis
1.
a burseraceous Philippine tree, Canarium ovatum, with edible seeds resembling almonds
2.
Also called pili nut. the seed of this tree
/ˈpaɪlɪ/
plural noun (sing) 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
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