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cilia

The correct spelling is cilia.

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noun

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The correct spelling is cilia. Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.

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  1. 1.Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
  2. 2.A hairlike organelle projecting from a eukaryotic cell (such as a unicellular organism or one cell of a multicelled organism). These structures serve either for locomotion by moving or as sensors.
  3. 3.One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.

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