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Flagellum

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. t.) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.

(2):

(v. t.) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

(3):

(v. t.) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.

(4):

(v. t.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Flagellum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/flagellum.html. 1828.