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Rarecilia
The correct spelling is cilia.
How to pronounce cilia
noun
Say it like: Sil-ia
The correct spelling is cilia. Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
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Definition
noun
- 1.Hairs or similar protrusions along the margin of a plant organ.
- 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.One of the fine hairs along an insect's wing.
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