vt an appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
2. flagellum ·vt a long, whiplike cilium. ·see flagellata.
3. flagellum ·vt a young, flexible shoot of a plant; ·esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
4. flagellum ·vt a lashlike appendage of a crustacean, ·esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. ·see maxilliped.