flagellum vs ratoon

flagellum

noun
  • A whip 

  • In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding. 

  • In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion. 

ratoon

noun
  • A shoot sprouting from the root of a cropped plant, especially sugar cane. 

  • A rattan cane. 

verb
  • To sprout ratoons. 

  • To cut a plant, especially sugar cane, so that it will produce ratoons. 

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