flagellum

n. கசை. (தாவ.) தாவுகொடி, வேர்விட்டுக் கொண்டே நீண்டு தாவிப்படரும் கொடி, (உள்.) கசை போன்ற உறுப்பு.

Fla*gel"lum, n.; pl. E. Flagellums, L. Flagella. Etym: [L., a whip. See Flagellate, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) Defn: A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. 2. (Zoöl.) (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 antennæ and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

flagellum - Similar Words

flabellum labellum glabellum flagelliform flagellate flagellata flagellant sacellum flagellator vellum