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flagellum (encz) | flagellum,bičík n: Zdeněk Brož |
Flagellum (gcide) | 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.
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2. (Zool.)
(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.
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flagellum (wn) | flagellum
n 1: a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic
humor) [syn: scourge, flagellum]
2: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm
cells and some bacteria and protozoa) |
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Flagellum (gcide) | 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.
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2. (Zool.)
(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.
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Flagellums (gcide) | 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.
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2. (Zool.)
(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.
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masticophis flagellum (wn) | Masticophis flagellum
n 1: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: coachwhip, {coachwhip
snake}, Masticophis flagellum] |
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