fla|gel|lum

fla|gel|lum
fla|gel|lum «fluh JEHL uhm», noun, plural -la or -lums.
1. a long, whiplike tail or part. Certain bacteria, sperm cells, and protozoans have flagella to enable them to move.
2. a runner of a plant.
3. a whip.
[< Latin flagellum (diminutive) < flagrum whip]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fla — ac·ri·fla·vine; af·fla·tion; af·fla·tus; an·thra·fla·vic; an·thra·fla·vin; ari·bo·fla·vin·o·sis; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae; con·fla·grant; con·fla·grate; con·fla·gra·tor; con·fla·tion; de·fla·tion; de·fla·tion·ary;… …   English syllables

  • gel — aas·vo·gel; aero·gel; afla·gel·lar; al·co·gel; an·gel·et; an·gel·hood; an·gel·ic; an·gel·i·ca; an·gel·i·co; an·gel·i·fy; an·gel·ism; an·gel·ize; an·gel·ol·o·gy; arch·an·gel·i·ca; ar·gel; ba·gel; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·da; cho·a·no·fla·gel·li·dae;… …   English syllables

  • lum — ac·e·tab·u·lum; acic·u·lum; am·y·lum; an·te·bel·lum; an·te·o·per·cu·lum; as·co·phyl·lum; as·per·gil·lum; asy·lum; bac·u·lum; bel·lum; blaf·lum; blel·lum; bol·bo·phyl·lum; brach·y·phyl·lum; cal·o·phyl·lum; ca·lum·ba; ca·lum·ni·ate;… …   English syllables

  • flagellum — fla·gel·lum …   English syllables

  • flagellum — fla•gel•lum [[t]fləˈdʒɛl əm[/t]] n. pl. gel•la [[t] ˈdʒɛl ə[/t]] gel•lums 1) cbl Biol. a long lashlike appendage serving as an organ of locomotion in protozoa, sperm cells, etc 2) bot Bot. a runner 3) ent the upper portion of the antenna of an… …   From formal English to slang

  • Flagellum — Fla|gel|lum das; s, ...llen u. Flag’elle die; , n <aus lat. flagellum »Geißel, Peitsche«>: 1. Fortbewegungsorgan vieler einzelliger Tiere u. Pflanzen. 2. Riemen od. Strickpeitsche eines Flagellanten …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • flagellum — A whiplike locomotory organelle of constant structural arrangement consisting of nine double peripheral microtubules and two single central microtubules; it arises from a deeply staining basal granule, often connected to the nucleus by a fiber,… …   Medical dictionary

  • Flagella — Flagellum Fla*gel lum, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}. [L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flagellum — Fla*gel lum, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}. [L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Flagellums — Flagellum Fla*gel lum, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}. [L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.] 1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”