flame cell

noun

, Zoology.

1. one of the hollow cells terminating the branches of the excretory tubules of certain invertebrates, having a tuft of continuously moving cilia.

flame cell

noun

1. an organ of excretion in flatworms: a hollow cup-shaped cell containing a bunch of cilia, whose movement draws in waste products and wafts them to the outside through a connecting tubule

Word History and Origins

Origin of flame cell¹

First recorded in 1885–90