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outgrowth vs flagellum

flagellum vs outgrowth

outgrowth and flagellum both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
outgrowth Yes No No No
flagellum Yes No No No
As nouns, flagellum is a hyponym of outgrowth; that is, flagellum is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than outgrowth:
  • outgrowth: a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant
  • flagellum: a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
Other hyponyms of outgrowth include horn, horn, crest, pseudopod, pseudopodium, hair, cirrus, spine, aculea, style, villus, tail, fetlock, tentacle, arista, acromial process, acromion, ala, alveolar arch, alveolar process, alveolar ridge, gum ridge, acrosome, caruncle, caruncula, condyle, coronoid process, processus coronoideus, epicondyle, fimbria, apophysis, spicule, spiculum, osteophyte, papilla, papilla, appendix, cecal appendage, vermiform appendix, vermiform process, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, pterygoid process, eminence, tubercle, tuberosity, zygomatic process, trochanter, transverse process, odontoid process, metaphysis, olecranon, olecranon process, ridge, excrescence, papilla, enation, plant process, spinous process, maxillary palpus, labial palpus.
outgrowth (noun) flagellum (noun)
a natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
the gradual beginning or coming forth a whip used to inflict punishment
a natural consequence of development
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