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Definition of flagellum
flagella
play \flə-ˈje-lə\ alsoflagellums
: any of various elongated filiform appendages of plants or animals: such asa : the slender distal part of an antennab : a long tapering process that projects singly or in groups from a cell and is the primary organ of motion of many microorganisms
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Origin and Etymology of flagellum
New Latin, from Latin, whip, shoot of a plant
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flagella
\-ˈje-lə\: a structure resembling a whip that sticks out from a cell and by which some tiny organisms (as bacteria) move
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