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