FLAGELLUM


Meaning of FLAGELLUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ flə-ˈje-ləm ]

noun

( plural fla·gel·la -lə ; also -lums )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, whip, shoot of a plant

Date: 1852

: any of various elongated filiform appendages of plants or animals: as

a. : the slender distal part of an antenna

b. : a long tapering process that projects singly or in groups from a cell and is the primary organ of motion of many microorganisms

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.