Hypertext Webster Gateway: "flagellum"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
flagellum
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic
humor) [syn: {scourge}]
2: long lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm
cells and some protozoa)
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