[fla.gel.lum] n, pl -la also -lums [NL, fr. L, whip, shoot of a plant] (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
FLAGELLUM
Meaning of FLAGELLUM in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012