Found 2 items, similar to flagella.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: flagella flagellum n 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) [also: flagella (pl)] flagella See flagellum
English → English (gcide) Definition: Flagella 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]