flagellum
Plural: flagella, flagellae, flagellums
Noun
- 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)
- In protists, a long, whiplike membrane-enclosed organelle used for locomotion or feeding.
- In bacteria, a long, whiplike proteinaceous appendage, used for locomotion.
- A whip.
Origin / Etymology
From Latin flagellum (“whip”), diminutive of flagrum, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlag- (“to strike”).
Scrabble Score: 15
flagellum: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordflagellum: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
flagellum: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 21
flagellum: valid Words With Friends Word