n.
Pronunciation: sen- ' si-l ə m
Variant: also sen · sil · la \ - ' si-l ə \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -sil · la \ - ' si-l ə \ also -sil · lae \ - ' si-( ˌ )l ē \
Etymology: New Latin sensillum, diminutive of Medieval Latin sensus sense organ, from Latin, sense
Date: 1925
: a simple epithelial sense organ of an invertebrate (as an insect) usually in the form of a spine, plate, rod, cone, or peg that is composed of one or a few cells with a nerve connection