/sen sil"euhm/ , n. , pl. sensilla /-leuh/ .
Zool. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
[ sens-, ptp. s. of sentire to SENSE + -ilum dim. suffix ]
/sen sil"euhm/ , n. , pl. sensilla /-leuh/ .
Zool. a simple sense organ usually consisting of one or a few cells at the peripheral end of a sensory nerve fiber.
[ sens-, ptp. s. of sentire to SENSE + -ilum dim. suffix ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012