Flagellum

Definition:

  • (v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
  • (v. t.) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
  • (v. t.) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
  • (v. t.) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

Compare flagellum with other words:

flabellum vs. flagellum

flagellum vs. uniflagellate

flagella vs. flagellum

flagellum vs. pilus

flagellum vs. whip

appendage vs. flagellum

flagellum vs. proteinaceous

bacteria vs. flagellum

feed vs. flagellum

flagellum vs. locomotion

flagellum vs. membrane

flagellum vs. protist

cilium vs. flagellum