flagella plural
fla·gel·la
The plural form of flagella is flagellum
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- noun plural flagella Biology. a long, lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc. 1
- noun plural flagella Botany. a runner. 1
- noun plural flagella Also called clavola. Entomology. (in an antenna) the whiplike portion above the basal joints. 1
- noun plural flagella a whip or lash. 1