flagellum

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • whip, lash, scourge
  • whip for driving animals (riding horses, cattle etc.)
  • tentacle
  • young branch, shoot

Etymology

Affix from Latin flagrum (whip, scourge).

Origin

Latin

flagrum

Gloss

whip, scourge

Concept
Semantic Field

Modern world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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