Flagella

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}.
     [L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.]
     1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long
        trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain
        mosses.
        [1913 Webster]


  
     2. (Zool.)
        (a) A long, whiplike cilium. See {Flagellata}.
        (b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the
            snail.
        (c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
            terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of
            the maxilipeds. See {Maxilliped}.
            [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flagellum
       n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic
            humor) [syn: {scourge}]
       2: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm
          cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
       [also: {flagella} (pl)]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flagella
       See {flagellum}