Flagellum

Flagellum , noun

[Latin, a whip. See Flagellate, transitive verb]

(Botany) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.

(a) (Zoology) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.

(b)

(Zoology) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.

(c)

(Zoology) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal portion of the antenna and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.