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Flagellum - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Flagellum : (noun)
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)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(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.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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