ciliolate

[ sil-ee-uh-lit, -leyt ]

adjective

having cilia.

Origin of ciliolate

1865–70; <New Latin ciliol(um) (equivalent to cili(um) (see cilia) + -olum-ole¹) + -ate¹

Words Nearby ciliolate

ciliate
cilice
Cilicia
Cilician
Cilician Gates
ciliolate
Ciliophora
cilium
cill
Cilla
Çiller

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How to use ciliolate in a sentence

The third glume is hyaline, linear-oblong, 2-nerved, ciliolate.
A Handbook of Some South Indian Grasses | Rai Bahadur K. Ranga Achariyar

British Dictionary definitions for ciliolate

ciliolate

/ (ˈsɪlɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

covered with minute hairs, as some plants

Origin of ciliolate

C19: from New Latin ciliolum, diminutive of cilium

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