flagellum

flagellum is a   Noun

Definition:

[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 antennæ and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

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