Flagellum Definition

flə-jĕləm
flagella, flagellums
noun
flagella
A whiplike part or process of some cells, esp. of certain bacteria, protozoans, etc., that is an organ of locomotion or that produces a current in the surrounding fluid.
Webster's New World
A small whip; a scourge.
American Heritage
A threadlike shoot or runner.
Webster's New World
The terminal, lashlike portion of the antenna in many insects.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Flagellum

Noun

Singular:
flagellum
Plural:
flagella, flagellums

Origin of Flagellum

  • From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum, from Proto-Indo-European *bhlag (“to strike”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin diminutive of flagrum whip

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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