Word: cilium
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: cil
i
um
Definition: A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
Morphemes:
Affix: cilium
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short microscopic hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism) which serve either for propulsion by causing currents in the surrounding fluid or as sensors.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: cilium
Language: la
Decoded: cilium
Meaning: eyelid