Flagelliform

/flæˈdʒɛlɪfɔrm/ adjective

Definition

Having the shape or form of a flagellum; long, slender, and whip-like.

Etymology

From Latin flagellum (whip) + -form (suffix meaning 'shaped like'), describing the resemblance to a whip.

Kelly Says

Biologists use this word to describe anything rope-like or whip-shaped—from bacterial appendages to climbing plant tendrils—showing how one shape pattern appears repeatedly in nature.

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