Definition of Flagella. Meaning of Flagella. Synonyms of Flagella

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Definition of Flagella

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. 2. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata. (b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail. (c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.

Meaning of Flagella from wikipedia

- A flagellum (/fləˈdʒɛləm/; pl.: flagella) (Latin for 'whip' or 'scourge') is a hair-like appendage that protrudes from certain plant and animal sperm cells...
- more distinct types of flagella - tinsel or "decorated", and whiplash, in various combinations. Tinsellated (straminipilous) flagella have lateral filaments...
- The evolution of flagella is of great interest to biologists because the three known varieties of flagella – (eukaryotic, bacterial, and archaeal) each...
- generally have two or four flagella of equal length, although in prasinophytes heteromorphic (i.e. differently shaped) flagella are common because different...
- protozoans, are motile and can generate movement using flagella, cilia or pseudopods. Cells which use flagella for movement are usually referred to as flagellates...
- flagellate is a cell or organism with one or more whip-like appendages called flagella. The word flagellate also describes a particular construction (or level...
- Euzophera flagella is a species of snout moth in the genus Euzophera. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1869 and is known from Iran and Turkey. v t...
- using motile cilia or flagella. Motile cells are absent in conifers and flowering plants.[citation needed] Eukaryotic flagella are more complex than those...
- flagella also work as propeller-like structures. Early studies on "archaeal flagella" identified several differences between archaella and flagella,...
- and usually cup-shaped. A key feature of the genus is its two anterior flagella, each as long as the other. The flagellar microtubules may each be dis****embled...