Main Entry:

fla·gel·lum

Pronunciation:

\flə-ˈje-ləm\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural fla·gel·la \-lə\ also fla·gel·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