Main Entry: ax·o·neme

Pronunciation: \ˈak-sə-ˌnēm\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek axōn axis + nēma thread, from nēn to spin — more at needle

Date: 1901

: the fibrillar bundle of a flagellum or cilium that usually consists of nine pairs of microtubules arranged in a ring around a single central pair

— ax·o·ne·mal \ˌak-sə-ˈnē-məl\ adjective