1. Verb
A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain mosses.
2. Verb
A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
3. Verb
An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the snail.
4. Verb
A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the terminal ortion of the antennae and the epipodite of the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
5. Noun
a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
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