单词 | flagellum |
释义 | flagellum /fleuh jel"euhm/, n. , pl. flagella /-jel"euh/, flagellums. 1. Biol. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc. 2. Bot. a runner. 3. Also called clavola. Entomol. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints. 4. a whip or lash. [1800-10; < L: whip, lash, dim. of flagrum a whip, scourge] |
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