flagellum

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for flagellum

flagellum 🔊 /flʌʤɛˈlʌm/

flagellum : කශිකාව

flagellum : දිගට වැඩෙන ලතාව

flagellum definition

Transitive verb.

  1. A young, flexible shoot of a plant; Especially., 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, Especially. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.