Definition of cilium

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • cilium is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • cilium is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • cilium is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 14

Definition of cilium


  • any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. eyelash
    2. lash
  • a hairlike projection from the surface of a cell; provides locomotion in free-swimming unicellular organisms (noun)

See definition of cilium in Merriam Webster