Flagellum

·vt An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.

II. Flagellum ·vt A long, whiplike cilium. ·see Flagellata.

III. Flagellum ·vt A young, flexible shoot of a plant; ·esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

IV. Flagellum ·vt A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, ·esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. ·see Maxilliped.