flagellar I a

[Lat. flagell (um), and fem. pl. adj. suff.- aria. In allusion to the long, flexible branches.] Bot.: A genus of Commelynacese, or, according to some botanists, of Juncaceae. The leaves of Flagel lari a indica are said to be astringent and vulnerary. ( Lindley .) fla-gel-lā-ta, 8. pl. [Lat. flagell (a) [FLAGELLUM], and pl. adj. suff. -ata.] Zool.: An order of Infusoria furnished with flagella [FLAGEJ LUM, I. 2.], which are often accom panied by cilit Both are used as organs of locomotion. flag-el-lāte, a. [FLAG ELL AT A.] Zool .: Furnished with Flagella (q. v.).