Dictionary
flag•el•late
Pronunciation: (
—v.flaj'u-lāt";
—adj., n.flaj'u-lit, -lāt"), [key]
—v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing,
—adj., n.
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v.t.
to whip; scourge; flog; lash.
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adj.
1. Also,flag'el•lat"ed. Biol.having flagella.
2. Bot.producing filiform runners or runnerlike branches, as the strawberry.
3. pertaining to or caused by flagellates.
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n.
any protozoan of the phylum (or class) Mastigophora, having one or more flagella.
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