Main Entry: cil·i·um

Pronunciation: \ˈsil-ē-əm\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural cil·ia \-ē-ə\

1 : eyelash
2 : a minute short hairlike process often forming part of a fringe ; especially : one of a cell that is capable of lashing movement and serves especially in free unicellular organisms to produce locomotion or in higher forms a current of fluid