Definitions for flabellumfləˈbɛl əm; -ˈbɛl ə
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fla•bel•lumfləˈbɛl əm; -ˈbɛl ə(n.)(pl.)-bel•la
a fan, esp. one used in religious ceremonies.
Biol. a fan-shaped organ or part.
Category: Biology
Origin of flabellum:
1865–70; < L flābellum fan, dim. of flābra breezes, der. of flā(re) to blow2
Wiktionary
flabellum(Noun)
A large fan used for religious ceremonies.
flabellum(Noun)
Any fan-shaped structure.
Origin: From flābellum "fan".
Webster Dictionary
Flabellum(noun)
a fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers
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