Word Study
ciliate
CIDE DICTIONARY
ciliate, a.
Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf; endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of the windpipe. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
ciliate
bristly, bushy, cirrose, fleecy, flocculent, furry, fuzzy, hairy, hirsute, hispid, lanate, matted, pilose, pubescent, shagged, shaggy, unshorn, woollyFor further exploring for "ciliate" in Webster Dictionary Online