Word Meaning

Meaning of "flagellum" and the crossword clue

- A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
- A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
- An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
- A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.