n.
Pronunciation: ' ak-s ə - ˌ n ē m
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek ax ō n axis + n ē ma thread, from n ē n to spin ― more at NEEDLE
Date: 1901
: the fibrillar bundle of a flagellum or cilium that usually consists of nine pairs of microtubules arranged in a ring around a single central pair
– ax · o · ne · mal \ ˌ ak-s ə - ' n ē -m ə l \ adjective