Definitions for flagellumfləˈdʒɛl əm; -ˈdʒɛl ə
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fla•gel•lumfləˈdʒɛl əm; -ˈdʒɛl ə(n.)(pl.)-gel•la; -gel•lums.
Biol. a long lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc.
Category: Cell Biology
Bot. a runner.
Category: Botany
the upper portion of the antenna of an insect.
Category: Entomology
a whip or lash.
Origin of flagellum:
1800–10; < L: whip
Princeton's WordNet
scourge, flagellum(noun)
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
flagellum(noun)
a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
Wiktionary
flagellum(Noun)
In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
flagellum(Noun)
In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
flagellum(Noun)
A whip
Origin: From flagellum.
Webster Dictionary
Flagellum(verb)
a young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses
Flagellum(verb)
a long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata
Flagellum(verb)
an appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail
Flagellum(verb)
a lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped
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