cilium Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms
  2. noun any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
    eyelash; lash.

WordNet


Cil"i*um noun
Etymology
L., eyelid.
Definitions
  1. See Cilia.

Webster 1913