cilium, = an eyelid;
cilium, = delicate hairs resembling eyelashes, especially such as form a fringe to the margins of leaves;
-olus, = diminutive;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
(fringed or surrounded with hairs or fine bristles) (ld, Ox, BL)
filum, fili-, = a thread;
forma, = form, contour, figure, shape, appearance.
(thread-shaped; slender like a thread; as the filaments of most plants, and the styles of many) (ld, BL)