a. Zool. and Bot. [f. FLAGELLUM + -(I)FORM.] Having the form of a FLAGELLUM.
1826. Kirby & Sp., Entomol. (1828), IV. xiii. 155. First, flagelliform ovaries consisting of conical tubes.
1875. Blake, Zool., 200. The tail is flagelliform, very long, armed with a serrated spur behind the dorsal fin.
1882. Vines, Sachs’ Bot., 356. In the flagelliform branches the leaves remain very small, and are sometimes almost invisible.
