meaning of flagellum
1. A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp. , the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
2. A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
3. An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
4. A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
5. a lash-like appendage used for locomotion e. g. , in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa
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