1. Having small cilia or cilium-like structures; fringed with minute hair-like projections.
Usage: biology; technical

Examples

• The ciliolate edges of the leaf help the plant capture moisture from the air.
• Under the microscope, the ciliolate organism moved gracefully through the water.
• Ciliolate structures on the insect's antennae aid in sensory perception.
• The ciliolate margin of the petal is a distinctive feature of this species.
• Biologists observed the ciliolate surface of the protist under high magnification.