Meaning Of Flagellum

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.