flagella

Noun

• Long, whip-like appendages on cells or slender plant shoots.
• a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
• a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa)
• plural of flagellum

Examples

• The FLAGELLA of letters seemed to stretch across the Words With Friends board, connecting disparate words.

Synonyms

flagellum, scourge